King Abdullah

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.

 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.
 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

 Donald Trump meets with Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House in Washington, February 11, 2025

Donald Trump to Jordan's Abdullah: All hostages must be released by Saturday

President Donald Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (R) and Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Abdullah (L) as he arrives at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Jordan's King Abdullah visibly shaken while commenting on Trump's Gaza plan


Abu Dhabi crown prince: UAE rejects Israel's illegal annexation

"I assured King Abdullah in our phone conversation of UAE's full solidarity with Jordan & our categorical rejection of accepting Israel's illegal annexation of Palestinian lands."

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan meets with Jordan's King Abdullah at Amman military airport, Jordan, November 20, 2018

Jordan’s King Abdullah II needs to start being helpful

Sure, the king wants Israel’s security, cooperation in facing off against terroristsand access to Israeli water and energy, but heaven forbid he come out against labor union calls to boycott Israel.

King Abdullah addresses the European Parliament.

Jordan's King Abdullah refuses to speak with Netanyahu - report

Jordan has repeatedly warned Israel in recent weeks and months against unilaterally annexing parts of the West Bank.

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

Security chiefs debate if Jordan will end peace if Israel annexes W. Bank

Abdullah did not explicitly threaten canceling the deal, but his warnings were far more strident than those he has issued in the past.

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

Is Jordan’s stability indispensable?

It would be wise for Israel and the US to plan for the day that a Jordanian uprising destabilizes the kingdom with civil war and anarchy, similar to the Syrian civil war.

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the King of Jordan Abdullah II at the Elysée Palace on January 15

Jordan's King Abdullah II does his part in cleaning up the Red Sea

Towards the end of the video you can see the king saving the life of a sea turtle entangled by a rope, which is chaining the turtle to a rock on the seafloor.

People are seen as the sun sets over a beach in the Aqaba Gulf on the Red Sea, south of Amman

Abdullah: What if world gives up on two-state solution?

Jordan's King Abdullah warns the European Parliament against one-state and says failure to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict endangers world peace.

King Abdullah addresses the European Parliament.

King Abdullah: Annexation talk absence of gov’t harms Israel-Jordan ties

Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein spoke with France24 this week about the West Bank annexation and US President Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century."

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

Jordan simulates war with Israel in army 'maneuver'

The exercise's name is "Swords of Karama," which is reportedly named after Israel's 1968 operation against Fatah.

Jordan's King Abdullah (wearing a black shirt) and Crown Prince Hussein pray as they take part in a ceremony in Naharayim in Hebrew, and Baquora in Arabic, in the border area between Israel and Jordan, November 11, 2019

Jordanian king: Relations with Israel are at an 'all time low'

25 years after the festive signing of the 1994 Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty, there are serious tensions between the two countries.

A picture of Jordanian King Abdullah and his father, the late King Hussein, is seen as a girl visits the "Island of Peace" in an area known asNaharayim in Hebrew and Baquora in Arabic, on the Jordanian side of the border with Israel November 9, 2019