Kedesh: The (Biblical) City of Refuge
Today, we are visiting Tel (ancient) Kedesh, a site so hidden that most maps omit it. After reading this article, you will be among the select few to know of this Biblical treasure!
The US Fears a Third Intifada
It is very doubtful the Biden administration can prevent a major outbreak of violence in eastern Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria ahead of Ramadan.
Why is Jordan Fanning the Flames on the Temple Mount?
King Abdullah wants to save his own skin when he should be promoting peace.
Abdullah in the Middle
Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords.
Jordan announces project to expand Jordan River site venerated for Jesus’ baptism
Jordan announced last week that they will invest $100 million to expand the facilities at the “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” site on the eastern shore of the Jordan River located about six miles north of the Dead Sea. The project was approved by Jordanian King Abdullah II and is expected to take six years at […]
Will the new Israeli government repeal the law prohibiting the sale of land in Judea and Samaria to Jews?
When Israel conquered Judea and Samaria in the 1967 Six-Day War, the existing laws governing the region that were put in place during the Jordanian occupation were allowed to stand in the hopes that political negotiations were imminent and would determine the status of the region. These negotiations have yet to succeed so Judea and […]
What is the Temple Mount ‘Status Quo’?
Secret documents released by the Israeli archives expose the real “status quo” instituted in 1967.
Jordan demands total control of Temple Mount
Meanwhile, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed seeks “freedom of worship for members of all religions, as stipulated in the standardization agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel,” says policy expert Moshe Albo. “King Abdullah claims this violates the existing status quo and the peace agreement between Jordan and Israel.”
Jordan wants to join Israel in Joseph’s vision of preserving wheat for future famine
The proposal involved establishing a joint reserves site whereby each country could draw from it in case of distress.
Awkward: Jordan inadvertently admits that the homes in Sheikh Jarrah are Jewish-owned
An English-language leasing contract for housing units from Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates proving that the properties of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood are Jewish-owned. The document was turned over by Jordan in 2019, ironically at the behest of the Palestinians.