River jordan

Israel to build 500-km Jordan border barrier, expand settlements in major Defense Ministry plan

The centerpiece of the security plan is a comprehensive new border barrier stretching approximately 500 kilometers along Israel's border with Jordan, at an estimated cost of NIS 5.5 billion.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
The recently fortified border wall between Israel and Lebanon is seen from the Bedouin Arab village of Arab Al Aramshe on November 04, 2026 in the Western Galillee, Israel.
An illustration of the Dome of the Rock from UK Muslim Scout Fellowship.

UK Muslim Scouts Association investigated over art challenge featuring controversial slogans

Following this, the Post reached out to the Scouts, which confirmed it had received the complaint and “takes the concerns raised very seriously.”

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Custodian of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, stands by the Jordan River during a baptism ceremony, near Jericho, in the West Bank, January 9, 2022.

Jordan eyes tourism bonanza in expansion of Jesus' baptism site

A six-year $300 million project for a 'tourist city' next to the World Heritage site aims to attract five times as many visitors as the current 200,000.

|ByREUTERS
Kayaking on the Jordan River with Abu-Kayak

Israeli kayakists take advantage of coronavirus lockdown to clean river

The three used kayaks and diving suits from their work to remove hundreds of glass and plastic bottles from the stream, in addition to plastic bags, chairs, speakers and even tables.

|ByIDAN ZONSHINE

Several rivers, nature reserves are safe to enter, Health Ministry says

The Health Ministry has greenlighted the Nachal Gilabon, Jordan River, Magrase Nature Reserve and Nahal Meshushim Nature Reserve to open to the public.

MAY 28, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magrase is once again open to the public

A handy but deficient handbook on Jordan

The Palgrave Handbook is an important contribution to understanding the challenges which Jordan faces.

MAY 27, 2020ByMOSHE DANN
The Palgrave Handbook of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Expert dismisses Jordanian rhetoric against Israel as election ‘propaganda’

Parliament speaker: We oppose the peace treaty with Israel.

MAY 15, 2016ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON, MAAYAN GROISMAN
Jordanian police women stand guard near a Jordanian national flag during a rally in loyalty to the King and against the Islamic State

Of davening and diplomats

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FROM LEFT, Jack Momjian, Honorary Consul of Armenia Tsolag Momjian, Sima Meirom, Ambassador to Armenia Shmuel Meirom and Albert Momjian.