Blinken Calls for “Pauses” in Gaza War
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered remarks on November 3 after arriving in Israel for the fourth time since October 7. In his speech, Blinken outlined three priorities:...
Abdullah II of Jordan
Gaza Hospital Suffers Explosion, Islamic Jihad Misfire Implicated
Hamas and Islamic Jihad quickly blamed Israel after a Gaza City hospital was damaged by an explosion on October 17. However, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel...
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Egypt, Jordan, and Other Arab Governments Reject Gazan Refugees
Jordan’s King Abdullah announced on October 17 that Jordan and Egypt will not accept refugees from Gaza. “That is a red line,” he said. Israel has issued repeated calls for...
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Anticipating Blinken Visit, Abbas Belatedly Condemns Violence Against Civilians
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on October 12 condemned violence against Israeli and Palestinian civilians alike. “We reject the practices of killing civilians...
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Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on October 12, the first leg of a tour of the region in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, which killed 22 Americans. Blinken...
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Jordan Carries Out Rare Strike in Syria Against the Assad-Backed Narco-Trade
Jordan carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on Monday morning targeting a prominent drug lord and a narcotics factory in nearby Daraa province. Jordanian airstrikes in Syria are extremely rare and...
Policy Briefs
Jordanian MP Who Smuggled Weapons into West Bank Repatriated by Israel
Israel handed over a Jordanian member of parliament to Jordanian authorities on May 7 to face trial for attempting to smuggle weapons into the West Bank. Israel had arrested Imad...
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Jordan Draws Closer to Iran While Displaying Hostility to Israel
Officials from Iran and Jordan are preparing to meet to improve relations and cooperation between the two countries. The agreement to meet “as soon as possible” came during...
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Palestinian Rioters Attack Israeli Forces at al-Aqsa Mosque
Latest Developments Palestinian rioters armed with fireworks, batons, and stones barricaded themselves in the al-Aqsa Mosque Tuesday night and refused to exit peacefully, prompting Israeli...
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Jordan’s King Incites Anti-Israel Sentiment
Jordan’s King Incites Anti-Israel Sentiment Latest Developments King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday told a visiting Palestinian Authority (PA) delegation, led by President Mahmoud Abbas, that...
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Secretary of Defense Austin Visits Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, and Israel
Latest Developments Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is scheduled to visit Israel tomorrow after trips to Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt this week. Originally slated to visit Israel today, Austin reportedly delayed...
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When will Saudi Arabia Sign Peace with Israel?
Saudi Arabia's new policy, Vision 2030, requires a newer foreign policy on Palestinians
Op-eds
Captagon: Assad’s Deadly Drug Of Choice Expands To Israel
Israel’s Ministry of Defense thwarted an attempt to smuggle thousands of captagon tablets into the Gaza Strip last week. The news was overshadowed by soaring tensions, amidst continued unrest in the...
Op-eds
Israel and Arab Allies Conclude Negev Forum Without Jordan
Latest Developments Senior officials from the United States, Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wrapped up two days of meetings on Tuesday as part of the Negev Forum in...
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Why Jordan has not joined the Abraham Accords
Op-eds
Jordan Has an Iran Problem. Can Israel and Saudi Arabia Unite to Combat It?
The situation also presents an opportunity for the Biden administration.
Op-eds
‘Warmer’ peace with Israel offers Jordan better economic dividends
Excerpt For the first time in seven years, the Jordanian royal court recently released a photo of King Abdullah II meeting with an Israeli official, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Jan. 5 in Amman....
Op-eds
Blinken Should Invite Kuwait to Join Abraham Accords
If the Biden administration is serious about expanding the Abraham Accords, it has to show countries like Kuwait that peace is still one of Washington’s top priorities.
Op-eds
How the Middle East Can Hedge Against a Biden Presidency
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in for a rude awakening if former Vice President Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump in November and Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate in...
Op-eds
How to Decouple Key Supply Chains from China
The great power competition between Washington and Beijing is heating up. The U.S. effort to contain China’s rise is now on full display, as the Trump administration (rightly) blames China for failing...