Breaking News:
Breaking News:
Zaidoon Alhadid is a journalist and political commentator based in Amman.
The recent rise in apartment sales in Jordan does not necessarily indicate a sudden improvement in the living standards of Jordanians, nor can it be read as evidence of increased purchasing power. Citizens still live under the weight of accumulated economic pressures and manage their daily lives with great caution, driven by necessities rather than luxury.
The idea put forward by Minister of Interior Mazen Al-Faraya — reconsidering deep-rooted social customs, especially in light of the economic burdens weighing heavily on families and young people — is a bold step that carries both challenges and opportunities. It can also be seen as a responsible and wise attempt to anticipate reality and ease the pressures that now threaten the community’s economic and psychological stability.
In an unethical equation, we have come to barter the blood of our children for the satisfaction of international organizations. We silence our voices whenever a dog tears into a child’s body, bow our heads before reports of “animal welfare,” as if humanity excludes victims who have neither fangs nor tails. Yes, we have truly lost our compass—trapped between external pressures and the absence of internal decision-making.
The statement made by Minister of Water Raed Abu Al-Saud regarding the inclusion of “air” in water bills shocked the public—not only because of the unusual boldness in revealing it, but also because it exposed a technical, and perhaps administrative, flaw that could have remained concealed had the minister not chosen to disclose it.
It seems Netanyahu’s latest speech is not a direct military threat in the literal sense, but it constitutes an invisible strategic threat to the entire world because it reveals an interconnected web of influence that the Zionist entity holds over nearly every aspect of human life on the planet. Saying that every mobile phone, every medicine, and every food product “carries a piece of the Zionist entity” implies that every state and every individual in the world depends—directly or indirectly—on its production. This creates a form of smart control that limits the effectiveness of any international move against the Zionist entity.
Since October 7, 2023, Benjamin Netanyahu has rarely used the language of apology, instead structuring his discourse around justification, denial, and the promotion of a “military objectives” narrative to cover massacres affecting homes, schools, and refugee camps. This time, however, he bowed under pressure. The bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which killed dozens of civilians including five foreign journalists, put the Israeli leadership in direct confrontation with the Western world that has long provided it political cover.
At a time when Gaza cries out in hunger and groans under the weight of siege, an extraordinary scene emerges in the Arab world—one that revives hope that action is still possible and that the human conscience is not yet dead. Jordan, with all its humanitarian and political weight, was the first to decide not to stand idly by. It opened its air bridge, and Royal Jordanian Air Force planes took to the skies carrying food and medicine to those who could barely find enough to survive.
Behind closed doors and amid rising tensions that reflect the deep structural crisis within the Israeli political and military establishment, the option of a full-scale occupation of the Gaza Strip is once again seriously on the table. It is reportedly driven by a presumed green light from U.S. President Donald Trump, and strong opposition from some in the security establishment.
I delayed writing about this topic—not because I was unaware of it, but because I wanted to observe, to read, to carefully study the reactions. Why is Jordan’s role consistently downplayed whenever Palestine is the subject?
Whenever the Zionist entity begins to feel cornered, it seeks an outlet—an escape forward. Each time it fails to achieve military decisiveness, it attempts to reshape the conflict by amplifying a particular threat or creating a new theater of operations. Today, as its deterrence erodes in Gaza, Tel Aviv suddenly turns its eyes to southern Syria—specifically, As-Suwayda—placing it under a cloud of suspicion.
TOP STORIES
Editor's Picks
