As I was glued to the screen Tuesday, I watched floods of emotions overwhelming Palestinians who were eagerly waiting for their beloved released prisoners from Israeli jails and on the other side Israelis, in a weird combination, awaiting Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who was taken hostage five...

For me, May 20 started out much like any other morning. I was heading to Ramtha for a new job with the non-profit organization Human Rights Watch and all I could think about was making it there on time.

Little did I know that over the...

As Jordanians grow excited over next Friday's Asia Cup quarter final, when their national team plays Uzbekistan, anxiety is also growing over another day of anti-government demonstrations this weekend with opposition parties and professional associations already announcing they will participate this time.

Last Friday, thousands of citizens took...

It's not by chance that we, a Jordanian journalist and an Israeli journalist, are posting this story together. Rather, thanks to the advances of modern technology and to the efforts of international organizations in harnessing that technology, namely the Internet, journalists worldwide have access to valuable sources -- and to...

"It is an illusion in the minds of the people who promote this option and for Jordan to accept this would be committing suicide..."

These words, spoken by King Abdullah, sent a strong message to the Israeli government, the Israeli people and the international community to immediately engage...

Writing for an Israeli newspaper about the visit I took late last year to the Israel was perhaps one of the toughest decisions of my entire life, not to mention a move that could affect the future of my entire career.

Following the publication of my personal opinion piece in...

It was supposed to have been an exercise in cross-cultural reporting; to find a story that would cut across borders and highlight the common humanity shared by all nations and peoples.

As a Jordanian and an Israeli, we felt we were a logical pairing. There is no country geographically...