King Abdullah Of Jordan

Jordan's forces will not 'run around Gaza on patrol,' King Abdullah says on Trump's plan

King Abdullah warns against peace enforcement in Gaza under Trump’s plan, urging peacekeeping efforts instead. He also discusses Jordan's humanitarian role and the potential for lasting peace.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan's King Abdullah II reacts as he arrives for a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street, central London, on February 15, 2024.
Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

King Abdullah's silence: Quiet consumes growing radicalization in Jordan - editorial

King Hussein understood that preserving peace required a proactive approach rather than passive silence when that peace was threatened - his son must learn the same.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli security forces near the scene where two Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 18, 2025.

Terror? The writing was on the (Jordanian royal palace) wall - opinion

Thursday’s deadly Allenby Crossing attack was years in the making, fueled by Jordan’s rhetoric, radical education, and public anger that now threatens the monarchy itself.

|ByYARON BUSKILA
RESEARCH FOR the new biography of King Abdullah was extensive, involving over 100 interviews with senior officials from Jordan, the United States, and Israel, as well as ambassadors, journalists and figures from the security field.

'The Most American King': Journalist Aaron Magid details Jordan's King Abdullah rise to power

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, journalist and researcher Aaron Magid detailed Jordanian King Abdullah's unique position in the Middle East.

|ByOHAD MERLIN

Palestinian Authority fears Biden visit would sideline Palestinian issue

The Palestinian leadership is also worried that Saudi Arabia was on its way to normalizing its ties with Israel, a move Ramallah fears would further increase the Palestinians’ isolation.

JUNE 26, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
A CAVALCADE of high-ranking Israeli officials have made pilgrimages to King Abdullah II of Jordan, while he chose only to visit Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, at least publicly.

‘Don’t join the lies,’ Bennett says as Jordanian PM praises Palestinian rioters

Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh praised "every Palestinian and Jordanian Islamic Wakf worker" throwing stones at "pro-Zionists who are defiling al-Aqsa Mosque."

APRIL 18, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh speaks during a joint news conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2021.

President Isaac Herzog to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah

Herzog and the king are not strangers to each other. King Abdullah called to congratulate him when he entered office and the two have had several conversations since.

MARCH 29, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog at the memorial for former prime minister Menachem Begin, March 7, 2022.

Jordan's King Abdullah to meet PA President in Ramallah

Neither King Abdullah nor PA President Abbas is attending the Negev summit in Sde Boker.

MARCH 27, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, LAHAV HARKOV
Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Royal Palace in Amman on March 12, 2018

Israeli FM Lapid, King Abdullah meet ahead of Ramadan

The meeting was meant to try to calm the situation ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which overlaps with April this year, and Passover, also in April.

MARCH 10, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Jordanian King Abdullah II, March 10, 2022.

Ra’am’s Abbas meets Abdullah in Jordan

The visit between King Abdullah and MK Mansour Abbas was coordinated with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. 

NOVEMBER 9, 2021ByGIL HOFFMAN
JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH II listens during a meeting in Amman in May.

Biden, bring the Sbarro massacre mastermind to justice

It is time for this outrage to end and for America to demand that King Abdullah hand over Tamimi to stand trial for her crimes. The victims of Sbarro deserve no less. 

JULY 30, 2021ByMICHAEL FREUND
Sbarro terror mastermind Ahlam Tamimi prays with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, Cairo 2011

Jordan's King Abdullah II confirms he met with Gantz, Bennett

At a secret meeting, Bennett and Abdullah reportedly agreed that the two countries must heal rifts, using the water deal as a first step.

JULY 26, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
King of Jordan Abdullah II and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Bennett: Ties with Jordan essential for Israel’s security

PM Naftali Bennett met with King Abdullah.

JULY 12, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
King of Jordan Abdullah II and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Jordan: Ex-royal official sentenced to 15 years for plot to overthrow king

The court said it had confirmed evidence backing the charges that he had been determined to harm the monarchy by pushing former heir to the throne Prince Hamza as an alternative to the king.

JULY 12, 2021ByREUTERS
JORDAN’S KING Abdullah reviews the honour guard before the opening of the second ordinary session of 17th Session of Parliament in Amman IN 2014.