AMMAN: A joint statement was issued Tuesday on the occasion of King Salman’s visit to Jordan at the invitation of King Abdallah.
Based on “solid and distinguished” bilateral relations, the visit aimed to enhance political, security, military, investment, cultural, agricultural, labor, transport, housing and energy cooperation between the two countries, the statement said, adding that the two sides discussed regional and international issues of mutual concern.
The meetings of the Saudi-Jordanian Coordination Council and the Joint Jordanian-Saudi Committee “ensure the development” of bilateral relations “and serve the common interests of the two countries and their peoples,” said the statement, adding that a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed.
The two sides stressed “the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and their right to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
They expressed their desire to strengthen ties between Arab and Islamic countries, and to enhance communication between them at all levels. They wished success to the 28th Arab Summit to be held in Jordan.
The two sides expressed their support for international efforts to combat the “growing threat of extremism, terrorism and violence.”
They stressed the importance of finding a political solution “to end the tragedy of the Syrian people and preserve the unity of Syria and its institutions.”
They stressed the importance of “preserving Yemen’s unity, achieving its security and stability, supporting its legitimate government, and finding a political solution to the Yemeni crisis,” as well as “facilitating the access of humanitarian assistance to all Yemeni regions.”
The two sides said Libyans must work to maintain their country’s security, stability and unity.
They expressed deep concern about Iran’s “interference” in the internal affairs of the region’s countries, and its stoking of “sectarian strife and its support for terrorism.”
King Salman thanked Jordan’s monarch, government and people for their warm hospitality.
Saudi-Jordan joint statement underlines solid bilateral ties
Saudi-Jordan joint statement underlines solid bilateral ties
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s memoir recounts her journey after her son’s abduction by Hamas
- Random House announced Thursday that “When We See You Again” will be published April 26
- “I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness,” Goldberg-Polin said
NEW YORK: Rachel Goldberg-Polin, who has become known worldwide for her advocacy on behalf of her son and others abducted by Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has a memoir coming out this spring.
Random House, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Thursday that “When We See You Again” will be published April 26.
“I sat down to write my pain, and out poured loss, suffering, love, mourning, devotion, grief, adoration and fracturedness,” Goldberg-Polin, a Chicago-born educator who now lives in Jerusalem, said in a statement. “This book recounts the first steps of a million-mile odyssey that will take the rest of my life to walk on shattered feet.”
Goldberg-Polin also will narrate the audio edition of “When We See You Again.”
Her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was attending a southern Israel music festival when militants loaded him and other hostages onto the back of a pickup truck. Rachel Goldberg-Polin and her husband, Jon, traveled the world calling for the release of Hersh and others, meeting with President Joe Biden and Pope Francis, speaking at the United Nations and appearing at protest rallies. Each morning, she would write down on a piece of masking tape the number of days her son had been in captivity and stick it on her chest.
She continued her efforts after Israeli officials announced in September 2024 that the bodies of her son and five others had been found in an underground tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli forensics experts said they had been shot at close range. Tens of thousands crowded into a Jerusalem cemetery as Hersh was laid to rest.
According to Random House, Rachel Goldberg-Polin will tell her story in “raw, unflinching, deeply moving prose.”
“She describes grief from within the midst of suffering, giving voice to the broken as she pours her pain, love, and longing onto the page,” announcement reads in part. “It is a story of how we remember and how we persevere, of how we suffer and how we love.”
