King Abdullah: ‘Duty of every Muslim to deter Israeli escalations’ against holy sites

During an audience with the Jordanian monarch attended by Muslim and Christian leaders from Jerusalem, P.A. head Mahmoud Abbas vowed to continue the “resistance against the occupation.”
Jordanian king threatens conflict if Israel crosses Jerusalem ‘red lines’

Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday said he was ready for a conflict should Israel’s incoming government violate “red lines” by changing the status quo governing relations at Jerusalem’s holy sites. “If people want to get into a conflict with us, we’re quite prepared,” Abdullah said in an interview with CNN. “I always like to […]
Abdullah in the Middle

Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords.
Leaders of Jordan, Sudan congratulate Netanyahu

The leaders of Jordan and Sudan congratulated Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu on his Nov. 1 election victory. Jordanian King Abdullah II and Netanyahu spoke by phone on Monday, although no details of the conversation were released. The two men had an up-and-down relationship during Netanyahu’s previous 12-year tenure as premier, with Amman regularly publicly […]
King of Jordan claims Iranian drones are attacking his country

“It could be that he said this, whether it is true or not, in order to gain support from the Biden administration,” Dr. Kedar said.
Who Really Controls the Temple Mount? King of Jordan Insists That He Does

Last week, King Abdullah of Jordan stood in front of his parliament and declared that he would never give up their rule over Jerusalem, hinting at the convoluted relationship between the Arabs and Judaism’s holiest site.
The BBC Isn’t Just Too ‘Woke’—Over Israel, It Incites Baseless Hatred

For years, it has uncritically recycled Palestinian propaganda as innately credible and true, while treating demonstrably factual Israeli statements as mendacious propaganda.
Jordan’s West Bank Pre-Occupation

Recent news of Jordanian threats to reconsider or even sever ties with Israel over possible plans to annex areas of Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) call for a deeper understanding of the background and issues surrounding it.
Jordan’s King Threatens: Israel Won’t be a “Part of Middle East”

Relations between Jordan and Israel are at an “all-time low” King Abdullah told the Washington Institute for Middle East Policy
After Stripping them of Citizenship, King Abdullah said: “Nothing can take Away International Rights of Palestinian People”

And although Jordan, unlike Israel, is majority Palestinian, King Abdullah insists that Israel should be the place to establish a Palestinian state calling for: “A viable independent sovereign Palestinian state on the June 4th 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital living side-by-side with Israel in mutual peace and security.