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May 27, 2026, 8:52 am

Jordanian textbooks still contain antisemitic tropes and hostility towards Israel, report warns

New IMPACT-se study says newly introduced schoolbooks continue to glorify martyrdom and justify 7 October attacks

By Annabel Sinclair

Jerusalem on VE Day, 1945 (United States Library of Congress)

March 17, 2026, 3:25 pm

The falsehood at the heart of the claim that ‘Britain gave away Palestine’

The claim now circulating in Westminster is not merely wrong, but a deliberate distortion, part of a decades-long campaign to rewrite history

By Gary Cohen

A view shows Jordan Valley near the West Bank city of Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

February 10, 2026, 2:43 pm

The case for a three-state solution

Jordan, Israel and a reconstructed Gaza may offer a more realistic endgame than the failed two-state model

By David Wolchover

August 4, 2025, 12:23 pm

Netanyahu distances himself from Ben Gvir Temple Mount prayer

Israel's Minister for National Security prayed on the Temple Mount on Sunday, visiting the site to mark the fast commemorating the Jewish temples destroyed there

By Daniel Sugarman

Israel’s under-19 basketball team celebrate their World Cup debut win over Switzerland. (Credit: FIBA)

July 1, 2025, 12:52 pm

Jordan pulls out of under-19 basketball match against Israel in World Cup

FIBA awards Israel a 20-0 technical victory after opponents refuse to take the court amid Gaza war

By Annabel Sinclair

June 19, 2025, 8:03 pm

Analysis: How the FCDO can help British citizens stranded in Israel

A number of UK citizens are currently stranded in Israel and need to get home. The Jewish News received recommendations as to what the Home Office could do to help

By Jewish News Reporter

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and King Abdullah II, King of Jordan, ahead of a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London. Picture date: Thursday June 5, 2025.
Pic by Ben Stansall

June 6, 2025, 8:59 am

PM discuses ‘gravity of intolerable situation in Gaza’ with Jordanian leader

Keir Starmer welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan to Downing Street

By Lee Harpin

June 5, 2025, 12:23 pm

OPINION: Jordan’s ban on Muslim Brotherhood signals a shift to Gulf-style pragmatism

In the his first of a monthly column for Jewish News, Loay Alshareef argues that Amman’s crackdown is more than symbolic

By Loay Alshareef

May 19, 2025, 4:11 pm

Jordanian textbooks ‘justify 7 October massacre and promote antisemitism’

IMPACT-se finds ‘worsening extremism’ in curriculum despite claims of moderation

By Annabel Sinclair

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomes King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan to 10 Downing Street

July 24, 2024, 9:15 am

Prime Minister meets King of Jordan at Downing Street

Sir Keir welcomed King Abdullah to Downing Street and said he was glad to catch up with him on his way between visiting the US and travelling home

By Jewish News Reporter

January 26, 2024, 12:56 pm

Jordanian restaurant removes offensive ‘October 7’ signage

Widespread condemnation after Shawarma eaterie opened with name glorifying Hamas' murder of 1,200 Israelis

By Michelle Rosenberg

January 25, 2024, 4:05 pm

Sick ‘October 7’ restaurant opens in Jordan

Shawarma joint condemned as glorification of Hamas' murder of 1,200 Israelis

By Michelle Rosenberg

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi R and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud attend a press conference in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 3, 2022. Photo by /Xinhua JORDAN-AMMAN-FM-SAUDI ARABIA-FM-MEETING MohammadxAbuxGhosh PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

September 19, 2023, 10:25 am

EU, Arab states launch initiative to kickstart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

'There is no way to resolve the conflict other than by ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,' Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister said.

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Israeli far right lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City May 29, 2022 REUTERS/Sinan Abu Mayzer

November 28, 2022, 1:52 pm

Ex-Mossad chief warns Ben-Gvir could ignite entire Middle East

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Yatom tells Jewish News that Ben-Gvir's plans to visit Temple Mount as national security minister could also damage the Abraham Accords.

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Syrian refugee, Samah Aloshi, 3, stands in Zaatari refugee camp near the Jordan-Syria border.

October 12, 2022, 8:10 am

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘We want to live… there is no life here’

Richard Ferrer visits a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan to see how MDA UK is playing a vital role in efforts to ease the world’s worst refugee crisis

By Richard Ferrer in Jordan

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