A recent spike in violence at some of Jerusalem’s key holy sites has left Jordan in a difficult position vis-a-vis its nearly century-old custodial obligations in the city. Following clashes at ...

AMMAN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Wednesday no peace was possible in the Middle East without the emergence of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.

It had captured east Jerusalem, which includes the Old City, in the 1967 Mideast War, along with the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinians want those territories for their future state, with east ...

Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 Mideast war and claims the entire city as its capital. The Palestinians, in turn, are demanding the eastern part of the city as the capital ...

Izariyya, the community of Abu Nuwar, and the Israeli settlement Ma‘ale Adumim (Peace Now)AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry warned on Wednesday against Israel’s plans to resume the “E1” settlement project, ...

Jordan has intensified efforts to push Israel to respect the historic status quo of Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque and avoid violent confrontations that could threaten a wider conflict, Jordanian ...

A view of construction works in Ramot, a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem on October 04, 2018. Mostafa Alkharouf /Anadolu Agency/Getty. Israel took control of East Jerusalem from Jordan in the ...

JERUSALEM — It’s hard to say what exactly will change in the West Bank if Israel follows through on its plans to annex parts of the occupied territory, but East Jerusalem, which was annexed ...

(Reuters) — For months, the streets of mainly Arab East Jerusalem, in the shadow of the Old City but where tourists seldom venture, have been ablaze, with daily clashes between armed Israeli ...

Israel captured East Jerusalem from Jordan in 1967 and later annexed it. The country considers all of Jerusalem its undivided capital. But most East Jerusalem residents are Palestinians who want ...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court handed a partial victory on Tuesday to a group of Palestinian families whose looming eviction from their homes in East Jerusalem contributed to the tensions ...