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Israel needs a diplomatic alternative to war with Iran - opinion

Peace usually begins not with trust but with exhaustion. When both sides conclude that war no longer serves their interests, diplomacy becomes thinkable.

Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.
An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Israel begins construction of upgraded security barrier on Jordan border

Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

IDF held back Iranian axis from flooding terror groups in the West Bank with weapons, cmdr. says

 Israeli police officers and a soldier stand guard, in the area near Allenby Bridge Crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024.

Indian national killed by Jordanian security forces while trying to illegally enter Israel


Jordan, Israel sign agriculture agreement for shmita year

“Shmita” is the Biblical commandment for the Land of Israel to lay fallow every seven years, and Jewish farmers in most of modern Israel must observe it for their produce to be certified kosher.

The shmita (sabbatical) year comes once every seven years. The Torah commands us to stop working the land and let it lie fallow, leaving its yield to any man or animal.

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.

King of Jordan Abdullah II and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Man shot by Jordanian army while crossing Israel-Jordan border

Two of the men returned back to Jordanian territory after the first shots were fired, while the third continued to approach the border

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Is Jerusalem’s Mughrabi bridge in news to spark Jordan crisis? - analysis

It appears convenient that suddenly those who were in office for many years and made no changes now want it closed, demolished, changed or removed.

Bridge to the Mughrabi Gate to the Temple Mount

Bennett: Ties with Jordan essential for Israel’s security

PM Naftali Bennett met with King Abdullah.

King of Jordan Abdullah II and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

UNSC to meet on Jerusalem violence, Jordan summons Israel's envoy

US President Joe Biden has promised to stand by Israel at the UN, but the violence in Jerusalem is likely to test that resolve.

Border Police officers clash with worshipers at the Temple Mount, Friday, May 7, 2021.

Jordan warns Israel it’s violating Temple Mount status quo

The status quo only allows for Muslim worshipers to pray at the site, which is the third holiest site in Islam and Judaism's most holy sites.

 A GENERAL view of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City last year.

Jordan FM lashes out as Israel moves to repair relationship

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to minimize the incident on Saturday night.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi addresses the press in Amman, Jordan, July 2, 2018.

Why can’t Israel avoid more crises with Jordan - analysis

Israel prevented Jordan’s Crown Prince from a high profile visit to Jerusalem that would have included the Haram Al-Sharif and apparently other sites, such as churches.

Jordanian protesters chant slogans during a protest against a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 30, 2016

10 things to know about Israel's jittery peace with Jordan

A list of Israeli-Jordanian crisis points, most of which center on the Temple Mount.

PALESTINIANS AND the Wakf Islamic religious trust have made it clear that Emiratis and Bahrainis are not welcome to pray in al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.