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This article presents information on the foreign relations of Jordan with Israel. The Kingdom of Jordan is expected in its elections of October 21 to bring into power a government of Palestinian refugees, Jew-haters among Arabs, who will rule over a 350-mile common border with Israel. The election seems certain to produce an extremist government, hostile to the West and favoring radical action against Israel. The Israelis consider the refugees the lesser of these two evils. And Prime Minister Ben Gurion therefore declared that Israel would regard the oiovement of Iraqi troops into neighboring Jordan, a threat to her security.

Presents an article about the author's travel in the extinct city of Petra in Jordan in 1966. Description of the city; Attitude of U.S. citizens toward antiquity; Way in which city dwellers responded to richness; Influence of the Roman Empire on city; Factors which contributed to the extinction of the city.

The article focuses on issues concerning water shortages across the world in 1965. It states that Jordan and Israel wrangle over the water banks of the River Jordan. It mentions that scientists work in the International Hydrological Decade (IHD), sponsored by the UNESCO to establish worldwide hydrology station networks to study precipitation, climate conditions and stream ecology. It adds that dams are being built at the river basins across the world based on the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The article features Hussein, King of Jordan. It states that Hussein had taken chances for the sake of keeping his royal inheritance. It also mentions that Hussein, the same with his people, was a personality who was caught between two worlds, and what inside him were many struggles which tear the Middle East. It adds that Hussein possessed an extremely bred of Arab prince, in which his speech and conduct were like of a young Englishman.

The article presents various world news briefs. The Moscow Declaration, a pact adopted by communist nations, places more oversight of communist doctrine with the Soviet Union. In light of his minor stroke, many feel that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower should temporarily allow Vice President Richard Nixon to assume office. The nation of Jordan is dealing with several problems including a conflict with Egypt, a flood of Palestinian refugees, and border tensions with Israel.

The article presents information on the civil war in Jordan that ravaged the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan. It states that battle erupted in Amman between the Jordan king, Hussein's army and the Palestinian guerrilla. The outbreak of civil war in Jordan confused the efforts to free the hostages. The five governments of U.S., Britain, West Germany, Switzerland and Israel which were involved in the negotiations also increased the confusion.

Focuses on a British document known as the Balfour Declaration. Endeavors to facilitate the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people; Information that community life in the cities and colonies has acquired all the intensity associated with the Jewish temperament; Dependence of the larger part of the Jewish population on the financial support of the Diaspora; Information that Palestine not only carries a share of the Ottoman Empire's War indemnity, but helps support a frontier military force stationed in Trans-Jordan; View that the Zionists cannot resist attempting to better the condition of Arab labor.

Focuses on the journey of the U.S. President Richard Nixon in the Middle East. Role of King Hussein of Jordan in improving the foreign relationships between the U.S. and the Arab world; Efforts of Nixon and his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, to bring a beneficial change in the relationships between the U.S. and the previously hostile Arab world; Speeches and addresses of Nixon during public gatherings at Cairo; Goal of the foreign travel of Nixon to improve foreign relations of the U.S. with the Middle East; Humiliation suffered by Nixon in Jerusalem, when he offered toast to former Prime Minister Golda Meir before offering the required toast to Israel's President, Ephraim Katzir; Discussion of Nixon with King Faisal, of Saudi Arabia, on matters like American arms for Saudi Arabia and oil; Promise of the U.S. material and technological aid to Egypt.

Great Britain needs a permanent replacement for its largest base in Egypt, which would simultaneously allow it to garrison troops, provide an outlet to the eastern Mediterranean, and give easy access to its bases in Tripoli, Libya, Jordan, Iraq, Cyprus, and Kenya. Standing between Great Britain and this desire is Israel. Great Britain's ultimate departure from Egypt is inevitable. Jordan seemingly is the natural place for a number of reasons. The country is almost completely a British protectorate. Today Jordan depends almost entirely for its foreign currency on the British subsidy, the openly acknowledged part of which is about 9,000,000 pounds, and on the funds brought in by the United Nations Works and Relief Agency.

This article focuses on the bilateral relations between Jordan and Israel. Jordan represents the most vulnerable point in the wall of Arab power that surrounds Israel. If Israel can make peace with the Jordan kingdom, it can break the economic hammerlock of the Arab League. For a time it seemed that a quick and comprehensive agreement might be reached early in March, 1950. Both parts of Jerusalem desperately need peace, the exchange of goods, and tourists. Everybody is weary of the barbed wire that still divides the city. It is impossible for a pilgrim to the Holy Places to go through Israel, cross to the old city of Jerusalem, and then come back through Israel.

The article presents information on terrorists attacks in Israel. The Israelis appeared anxious to avoid casualties, and by Jordanian account only six civilians were killed in the action. Actions against Syria have been tried before, but the mountainous terrain along the Syrian frontier makes them difficult. That is the simplest explanation. But it raises the question of whether Israel's leaders would risk the international consequences for so little gain, especially when similar raids into Jordan in 1965 obviously had little effect.

The article reports on the return of Arab refugees to their homes, which are now part of Israel. It mentions that more than 300 refugees returned following a successful negotiation between Israel and Jordan. It also reveals that Israel expects about 1,000 returnees, but its security clearance method contributed to the delay of the submission of the list of approved refugees.

The author says that peace between Arab states and Israel is possible. A firm position, vigorously espoused by the United States, Great Britain, and France, could assure progress toward that end. Significant is the fact that no Arab state initiated action on the incident which precipitated the emergency session, an Israeli attack on the village of Kibya in Jordan, allegedly causing sixty-six deaths, in retaliation for an attack on an Israeli village by Jordan. Both these countries, it may be assumed, were primarily concerned lest a precedent be established which one day might be cited against than.

The article offers information regarding the Jordan's social and political environment. It focuses on the effort of new Prime Minister Wasfi Tal in dealing with the country's economic and social problem. It highlights King Hussein and Premier Tal's attempt to replicate the U.S. President John F. Kennedy's new frontier. Moreover, it presents details on the policies and activities of the prime minister in enhancing civil service and ending corruption.

The article discusses the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on the resolution of conflict in Lebanon and Jordan. It says that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower offered economic and political proposals. It tells that Jordanian Delegate Abdul Monem Rifa opposed UN observer deployment to Jordan as Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Shukairy urged to withdraw U.S. and British troops from the Middle East. It adds that the assembly may agree on a resolution which allows UN authority in Lebanon and Jordan.

The article offers information on aircraft hijacking and the ineffectiveness of the U.S. government security systems in dealing with it. It focuses on the recent series of hijacking events where Palestinian gunmen forced three hijacked planes to fly to the Jordanian desert. It discusses the provisions of the prevention plan made under the U.S. President Richard Nixon and released by the U.S. White House, which includes specially trained armed guards riding on all international and some domestic flights and use of electronic devices to detect weapons. Details related to the meeting held at the Oval Office in Washington for discussion on the major problems surfacing in the U.S. government with respect to aircraft hijacking is also presented.

The article focuses on the war between Palestinian guerrillas and army troops loyal to King of Jordan Hussein in Jordan, and Hussein's attempt for peace. It states that Hussein himself encountered guerrillas of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and suffered injuries. It reports on the violent conflicts between Arab guerrillas and monarchy which destroyed the peace. It discusses the problems faced by Hussein, his meetings with Israeli officials, and his 10-point pact for peace.

The article presents information on the role played by the U.S. as Israel's benefactor. According to Israel Secretary of State William Rogers, the U.S. foreign policy has convinced some Israelis that substantial U.S. investments in Arab oil and commerce were behind the shift toward neutrality. The U.S. is working on a plan for peace between Israel and Jordan. It is stated that the U.S. program, which would be subject to negotiation between Jordan and Israel, includes proposals for the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the West Bank of the Jordan River; Israeli-Jordanian agreement on control of Jerusalem and its holy places; and a choice for Palestinian Arab refugees of repatriation or compensation by the Israeli government.

The article focuses on the plot created by Moslem Brotherhood for the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt in 1965. It states that the plot was scheduled on the government's 13th anniversary celebration in which Hussien Tawfic was assigned to kill Nasser. However, King Hussein of Jordan learned about the plot through his intelligence network and informed Nasser. It notes that even though the other members have been arrested, they are still planning to do a suicide mission.

The article discusses the enthronement of Hussein Ibn Talal Ibn Abdullah el Hashimi as the third King of Jordan and Feisal as the third King of Iraq on the same day in May 1953. The two kings are described as both Hashemites and cousins, who were also educated at Harrow in England. King Hussein has promised to eliminate government inefficiency and bureaucracy. Among the challenges Feisal faces as king of Iraq are the country's high illiteracy rate and nationalist fanatics.

The article focuses on propagandistic protests made by Egyptian politician Gamal Nasser against King Hussein of Jordan in 1957. It states that despite criticisms coming from Nasser, Hussein remained confident and continued to impose his campaign in schools of Cairo, Egypt to prevent any form of demonstration against him. It also says that the words of Nasser seemed to backfire as Palestinian refugees and leaders pledged their loyalty to Hussein.

The article focuses on prevalent political conditions in Jordan as of November 3, 1957. The article ramifies the statement given by King Hussein in which, he clarifies to his Premier to take necessary steps to release Jordan from communist influence. The crackdown in the direction started the very next week. Inquiry has shown, however, that the King's own government is undercutting his anti-Communist directive and that the crackdown is less effective than it at first sounded.

The article discusses the dilemma being faced by the U.S. president on whether to intervene in the Jordanian civil war. It will be catastrophic to the U.S. and Western interest in the Middle East if Jordanian King Hussein will be overthrowed. Therefore, it is a must for the U.S. to intervene in the civil war. The dilemma lies on whether to launch an overt military operations in Jordan. This will surely worsen the anti-Americanism among the Arab nations. The Soviet Union might also support the war on the side of the Arabs. The U.S. president is right in employing diplomatic pressures on the present situation.