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Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem 27/12/2007 (Tomer Neuberg / Jini)
Israel slams 'absurd' UNESCO decision on Jerusalem, West Bank holy sites

UNESCO board adopted last week five proposals initiated by Arab member states regarding sites which are considered holy to both Jews and Muslims.

by The Associated Press and DPA 27 comments
Jeremy Clarkson
Start your engines: Britain’s Top Gear program filming in Israel

The presenters - Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May - were seen crossing into Israel from Jordan on used roadsters earlier this week.

by Daniel Schmil 23 comments
Aqaba
U.S. embassy in Jordan warns of terror threat in Aqaba

Embassy says it has received 'credible' information of a potential terrorist attack in the city.

by The Associated Press and Reuters 4 comments
Figurines found at a 3,000-year-old temple in Jordan on September 1, 2010. AP
Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple in Jordan

Temple includes a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals.

by The Associated Press 0 comments
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Imagined Partners

The motivation for increased Jordanian involvement is simple. Jordan has as much to fear from a Hamas-dominated West Bank as Israel does.

by Jonathan Spyer 0 comments
Look eastward

Fifteen years after Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, the ties between the two countriesare generating feelings of disappointment and missed opportunities.

by Oded Eran 0 comments
Non sequitur

The anniversary of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty offers an occasion to reflect on an old truism: If Israel did not exist, the elites of its neighboring states might have found it necessary to invent it.

by Benjamin Balint 0 comments
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Jordanian security personnel inspecting the scene Jordan vegetarian King Abdullah II of Jordan delivering a speech in Amman