Die Menschen im Gazastreifen sind laut dem Welternährungsprogramm (WFP) akut von einer Hungersnot bedroht. Die Zeit für umfassende humanitäre Hilfe werde knapp. Der anhaltende Krieg und die strengen Beschränkungen bei Lieferung und Verteilung humanitärer Hilfe hätten zu der katastrophalen Ernährungslage für Hunderttausende Menschen geführt.
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Thursday, July 31, 2025
Jordaniens König kritisiert in Berlin Israels Vorgehen im Gazastreifen
Jul 29, 2025 | Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat den jordanischen König Abdullah II. im Kanzleramt in Berlin empfangen. Dort fand der Monarch klare Worte in Bezug auf Gaza und kritisierte das israelische Vorgehen, eine Hungersnot zu riskieren. Er forderte ein besseres Durchkommen der Hilfsgüter mit Lastwagen und lobte Deutschland dafür, dass es sich an einer Luftbrücke beteiligen will. Obwohl das in Anbetracht der Lage nur ein "Tropfen auf dem heißen Stein" sei.
Die Menschen im Gazastreifen sind laut dem Welternährungsprogramm (WFP) akut von einer Hungersnot bedroht. Die Zeit für umfassende humanitäre Hilfe werde knapp. Der anhaltende Krieg und die strengen Beschränkungen bei Lieferung und Verteilung humanitärer Hilfe hätten zu der katastrophalen Ernährungslage für Hunderttausende Menschen geführt.
Die Menschen im Gazastreifen sind laut dem Welternährungsprogramm (WFP) akut von einer Hungersnot bedroht. Die Zeit für umfassende humanitäre Hilfe werde knapp. Der anhaltende Krieg und die strengen Beschränkungen bei Lieferung und Verteilung humanitärer Hilfe hätten zu der katastrophalen Ernährungslage für Hunderttausende Menschen geführt.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
What Fallout Does Jordan Face from Trump’s Gaza Plan? | The Take
Feb 12, 2025 | King Abdullah II of Jordan met United States President Donald Trump at a critical moment. With Jordan hosting more than two million Palestinian refugees, Trump’s plan to “own” Gaza and relocate its population puts the kingdom in a tough spot. Abdullah calls displacement a red line – but how much can he push back? In this episode:
• Nour Odeh, Senior Correspondent
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• Nour Odeh, Senior Correspondent
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Gaza Update: How Do Gaza's Arab neighbors React to US President Trump's Proposals? | DW News
Trump is such a brazen character. – © Mark Alexander
Jordanian King Rebuffs Trump Proposal to Displace Palestinians in Gaza
THE NEW YORK TIMES: His pushback came after President Trump insisted Tuesday that the United States has the authority to “take” Gaza.
A screenshot taken from this article in today’s New York Times. | King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Trump meeting at the White House on Tuesday. | Eric Lee/The New York Times
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday rebuffed President Trump’s proposal for his country to absorb Palestinians living in Gaza, saying that he remained opposed to a plan Mr. Trump has laid out to clear the territory so the United States can seize control of it.
During a “constructive” meeting with the U.S. president at the White House, King Abdullah said, he “reiterated Jordan’s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.”
“This is the unified Arab position,” he stated in a post on social media after the meeting. “Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the Palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all.”
His statement came hours after Mr. Trump insisted the United States had the authority to “take” Gaza, part of an effort to pressure the leader of Jordan and other Arab nations to embrace a forced removal, which has drawn widespread condemnation. » | Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maggie Haberman | Reporting from Washington | Tuesday, February 11, 2025
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday rebuffed President Trump’s proposal for his country to absorb Palestinians living in Gaza, saying that he remained opposed to a plan Mr. Trump has laid out to clear the territory so the United States can seize control of it.
During a “constructive” meeting with the U.S. president at the White House, King Abdullah said, he “reiterated Jordan’s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.”
“This is the unified Arab position,” he stated in a post on social media after the meeting. “Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the Palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all.”
His statement came hours after Mr. Trump insisted the United States had the authority to “take” Gaza, part of an effort to pressure the leader of Jordan and other Arab nations to embrace a forced removal, which has drawn widespread condemnation. » | Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maggie Haberman | Reporting from Washington | Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Jordan's Angry Tribes | People and Power
But King Abdullah II is under growing pressure to reboot a struggling economy, institute constitutional reform, and stand firm against a controversial US-Saudi scheme, the so-called "Deal of the Century" to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
We sent filmmakers Mariam Shahin, Nada Issa and George Azar to find out why these pressures are becoming difficult for the government to ignore and what effect they are having on the kingdom's delicate demographic balance - between increasingly angry members of its indigenous tribes, known as "East Bankers", and Palestinians who have fled here in the past six decades and become citizens.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Sunday, November 18, 2012
THE INDEPENDENT: King Abdullah II has cancelled his trip to London scheduled for next week, after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets of Amman yesterday calling for his fall on the fourth day of unrest sparked by rising fuel prices.
There had been anxiety over the visit due to the violence in Gaza, as his wife, Queen Rania, is Palestinian. Smaller groups of protesters have made rare calls against the monarch before. But the crowd in the capital of about 2,500, chanting slogans reminiscent of last year's Arab Spring uprisings, was the largest yet to seek the overthrow of the regime. » | Jalal Halaby, AMMAN | AP | Friday, November 16, 2012
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Monday, June 13, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: King Abdullah of Jordan last night became the first Middle Eastern leader to hand over substantial power voluntarily since the start of the 'Arab Spring' as he announced the country would move to constitutional, elected government.
In a televised address, the king, who has faced repeated demonstrations this year but no uprising on the scale of those in Tunisia, Egypt or Syria, said that future governments would be "based on parliamentary majority and political party manifestos".
The king's move will be welcomed by his backers in the West, who have privately urged him to remain in step with public opinion and increase the pace of reform in the country. » | Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent | Sunday, June 12, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011

Around five thousand Jordanian protestors took to the streets of Amman on Friday demanding political liberalization, wider parliamentary representation and constitutional changes limiting the powers of the throne.
"Reform and change, this is the demand of people," angry protestors shouted among a mainly Islamists and leftist crowd joined by some tribal and liberal figures marching from the main Husseini mosque in the capital's downtown to a nearby square.
The Jordanian opposition, spearheaded by the mainstream Islamists, the country's largest political party, have been protesting for weeks for wider democratic gains as anti-government demonstrations sweep across the Arab world.
They are demanding more say, starting with a modern election law that broadens representation in parliament for inhabitants of the capital and the major cities of Zarqa and Irbid, where most of the country's seven million population live. >>> Reuters | Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

In an unprecedented move the leaders of Jordan's main Bedouin tribes have published an open letter addressed to King Abdullah II accusing his wife, Queen Rania, of corruption. The text, released on 5 February, is signed by 36 representatives of the main Bedouin tribes. It comes at a particularly difficult time for the king, whose authority has been sapped by the growing discontent voiced by demonstrators.
On 9 February the recently appointed prime minister, Marouf Bakhit, announced a new cabinet including several leftwing figures and an Islamist. But this timid opening seems unlikely to end the unrest.
Until now the monarchy had managed to play on the opposition's instinctive loyalty. "It is not the king who is to blame," Hamza Mansour, the secretary-general of the Islamic Action Front (the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood), recently told Le Monde, "but the clique surrounding him." The outlook seems even more uncertain now that the tribes have added their voice to the tide of criticism. >>> Laurent Zecchini | Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011

The 36 tribal leaders attacked Queen Rania's Palestinian origins and said she was "building power centres for her own interests".
Following uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, the king has been under pressure to make political and economic reforms.
Last week, King Abdullah sacked his cabinet and appointed a new PM.
"She is building power centres for her interest that go against what Jordanians and Hashemites have agreed on in governing and is a danger to the nation and the structure the state... and the institution of the throne," the statement from the Bedouin chiefs said.
The tribes, from Jordan's East Bank, are usually supportive of the Hashemite monarchy, with members holding important positions in the military and government. >>> | Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Jordan's prime minister has been replaced as the political shockwaves from Egypt continue to reverberate across the Arab world. King Abdullah asked Marouf Bakhit to form a new government following the resignation of Samir al-Rifai after weeks of protests by Jordanians calling on him to step down.
Bakhit was asked to take "practical, swift and tangible steps to launch a real political reform process, in line with the king's vision of comprehensive reform, modernisation and development", said a statement from the royal palace.
But the opposition Islamic Action Front quickly attacked the appointment as "inappropriate", blaming Bakhit for presiding over corruption, electoral fraud and mismanagement during what spokesman Zaki Bani Rashid described as the "bitter experience" of Bakhit's first term in an interview with the Ammanet website.
Abdullah has dismissed prime ministers in the past but the background of protests at home and the intense focus on Egypt gives added significance to this move, which was immediately seen as an extension of spreading regional unrest. >>> Ian Black, Middle East editor | Tuesday, February 01, 2011
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Jordan's Royal Palace said the king has sacked his government in the wake of street protests and has asked an ex-army general to form a new Cabinet.
King Abdullah's move comes after thousands of Jordanians took to the streets — inspired by the regime ouster in Tunisia and the turmoil in Egypt — and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai who is blamed for a rise in fuel and food prices and slowed political reforms.
The Royal Palace says Rifai's Cabinet resigned on Tuesday.
Abdullah also nominated Marouf al-Bakhit as his prime minister-designate. No other details were immediately available. >>> Associated Press | Tuesday, February 01, 2011
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
TIMESONLINE: President Sarkozy is planning to marry Carla Bruni, his singer girlfriend, in early February, just over two months after meeting her and three since his wife divorced him, according to French and Italian reports today.
As the Elysée Palace made no attempt to deny an imminent wedding, pollsters said that the President's exhibition of the former Italian supermodel and his haste in replacing Cecilia, his wife, explained part of a seven-point slump in his approval rating over the past month.
"Speedy Sarko", 52, today gave the traditionalists more reason to view his conduct as unseemly when he posed for photographers holding hands with Ms Bruni, 40, on a trip to Jordan as guests of King Adullah II. Nicolas Sarkozy ‘to wed Carla Bruni next month’ >>> By Charles Bremner
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Sunday, December 02, 2007
THE JERUSALEM POST: Jordan's King Abdullah II inaugurated a new parliament Sunday with a call on Israel to relinquish war-won Arab lands, saying that would help peace and security to prevail in the volatile Mideast.
The king also urged unity among feuding Palestinian factions, saying the time has come for statehood.
"We emphatically tell Israel that ending the occupation of Arab and Palestinian lands, withdrawing from there and implementing legitimate international resolutions are the only way to realize just, permanent and comprehensive peace," said the staunch US ally who maintains cordial relations with Israel under a 1994 peace treaty.
Abdullah said a peaceful Arab-Israeli settlement would "guarantee a safe future for the region's peoples and its coming generations."
"We also say to the Palestinians that strength is in unity and weakness in disunity; so, unite your ranks and seize the available opportunity to realize peace and establish your independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip," he said. Jordan's king urges Israel to 'withdraw from Arab land' >>>
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