Jordan israel

Israel begins construction of upgraded security barrier on Jordan border

Israel has begun construction on the first two sections of an upgraded security barrier along its border with Jordan, a key part of a $1.7B project to strengthen the border against emerging threats.

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.
Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

IDF held back Iranian axis from flooding terror groups in the West Bank with weapons, cmdr. says

 Israeli police officers and a soldier stand guard, in the area near Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Indian national killed by Jordanian security forces while trying to illegally enter Israel

 An illustration US President Donald Trump and the Gaza Strip

Donald Trump to rebuild Gaza? The hurdles facing the president's plans - analysis


Ashkenazi meets with Jordanian FM at border

Hsafadi stressed to Ashkenazi that “it is necessary for Israel to stop all measures that undermine the chances of achieving a just peace on the basis of a two-state solution.”

Israel's new Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi

Jordan is Israel's essential, and often neglected, partner

Israel and Jordan are on the same side on these issues, but clearly, Israel has not invested enough in the relationship.

PROTESTERS IN Jordan hold Jordanian and Palestinian flags as they march in protest against Israel.

With annexation pending, US and Jordan discuss strategic partnership

Jordan has warned that annexation could harm and possibly annul its 1994 peace treaty with Israel.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with King Abdullah of Jordan (R) during his visit to Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2019

Jordanian MP: If we don't die for Palestine, what is the point of life?

Yahya Al-Saud, the Head of the Jordanian Parliament's Palestine Committee, has called for violent resistance to be on the table in retaliation for Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank.

Palestinian militants of Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades take part in a military show as they protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, in Nablus June 07, 2020

An Arab Palestinian homeland - The Jordanian option

Defining Arab Palestinian nationalism prior to Israel’s establishment in 1948 would have been difficult, since the term “Palestinian” generally referred to Jews.

Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Royal Palace in Amman on March 12, 2018

Jordan warns of annexation's grave impact on ties with Israel

“The message should be clear. Annexation will not go unanswered. For if it does, there will only be fiercer conflict. Annexation will make the two-state solution an impossibility.”

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi speaks during a joint news conference

King of Jordan threatens confrontation with Israel over annexation

King Abdullah II of Jordan said that if Israel fulfills its promise to annex the Jordan Valley, it will lead to a 'massive' confrontation.

King of Jordan Abdullah II addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France January 15, 2020.

More Israelis care about peace with Jordan than annexation - CIS poll

When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the survey founds that only 40% of Israelis favor a two-state solution.

Jordan's King Abdullah (L) walks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their meeting at the Royal Palace in Amman January 16, 2014

Israeli land lease at Tzofar under Jordanian peace deal ends Thursday

The end of the land lease comes as tensions have increased with Jordan, over Israeli plans to annex West Bank settlements as early as July.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia February 19, 2020.

Israel-Jordan peace needs warming up

There are several reasons for the present perception of a cooling-off in the relationship, often related to internal politics in both countries.

SRAELI AND Jordanian soldiers shake hands during a ceremony at the Wadi Araba border crossing June in 1995.