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Israel’s law shaped Trump’s historic recognition of Golan Heights - opinion

President Donald Trump’s 2019 recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights sparked global debate over law, history, and security.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
CLOUDS OVER a village on the Golan Heights
Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025

Turkey opens three mosques in Gaza as Ankara expands religious influence

Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation opened three mosques in Gaza ahead of Ramadan, part of Ankara’s broader effort to expand religious and political influence in the enclave.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

US pulls out of Syria’s al-Tanf base after 15-day equipment removal, relocating to Jordan - report

The al-Tanf base is strategically located in the tri-border area of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. It was established as a key hub for operations by the global coalition against Islamic State terrorists.

|ByJAMES GENN
English Barb pigeon is seen receiving treatment after being smuggled from Jordan into Israel on Februray 10, 2026.

East Jerusalem man tries to smuggle rare species of pigeon to Israel via Jordan

The birds were restrained inside a suitcase, with their wings and beaks taped to prevent movement, the Agriculture Ministry wrote, adding that this was very harmful to the pigeons. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jordanian lawyer disbarred for representing Israeli kibbutz in business dispute

A Jordanian lawyer was disbarred for representing an Israeli kibbutz in a business dispute. The lawyer seeks Israeli intervention, claiming discrimination.

OCTOBER 27, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
The kibbutz serves as a unique model of an ecological cooperative community

On This Day: Israel, Jordan sign 1994 peace treaty, ending forty-six years of war

Following Egypt in 1979, Jordan was the second Arab country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An image of the front page of The Jerusalem Post on October 27, 2025.

Turkish nationals charged over plot to smuggle firearms from Iran into Israel

Three Turkish nationals were charged in Nazareth with plotting to smuggle pistols from Iran into Israel through Jordan, including one accused of aiding terror.

OCTOBER 26, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
General view of the Lahav 443 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on November 4, 2019.

Iraq launches probe after diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordan hotel

Iraqi diplomat accused of taking towels from Jordanian hotel, now she demands investigation and is receiving tribal support.

OCTOBER 20, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A beach Towel is seen draped over a boat with the flag of Jordan (illustrative)

Jordan, Arab Parliament welcome Gaza ceasefire agreement

Jordan and the Arab Parliament praised the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, calling it a key step toward peace and urging urgent aid for Gaza.

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at a press conference in Amman, September 10, 2025.

'Peace finally feels obtainable': World welcomes imminent release of hostages, Gaza deal signing

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the "stakes had never been higher" for establishing a two-state solution.

OCTOBER 9, 2025ByJAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS, TNS
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres exits the press room after speaking at the United Nations prior to a meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023

Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against state

Nine defendants were sentenced after being accused of plotting to use drones and missiles in attacks on sensitive locations within Jordan.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByREUTERS
Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly the national and Palestinian flags as well as flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they rally in support of Palestinians on January 27, 2023

Palestinian mother of US Navy sailor evacuated from Gaza in coordinated operation - report

Ahlam Firwana was extracted through Israeli and Jordanian coordination after her son’s pleas to US officials.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PALESTINIANS RELOCATE after the IDF issued evacuation orders in Gaza City in June. The writer asks: How is it that an army that warns civilians before striking and holds itself to impossible ethical standards is accused of genocide?

Israel deports 131 Gaza flotilla activists to Jordan, Jordan state news says

The activists were deported via the Allenby Bridge crossing.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByREUTERS
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate during a nationwide strike called by the USB union to condemn the Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, in Bologna, Italy, October 3, 2025.

Queen Rania and manifestations of antisemitism in Jordan - opinion

The atmosphere in Jordan blurs the line between legitimate criticism of Israeli policy and antisemitism.

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByELIE PODEH, RONEN YITZHAK
JORDAN’S QUEEN RANIA: She argued in a CNN interview in November 2023 that ‘Israel uses antisemitism to deflect criticism,’ the writers note.