A senior Hamas official returned to Jordan after pledging to renounce links with the militant Palestinian group, ending 19 months of exile. Ibrahim Ghosheh was expelled from Jordan in November 1999 together with three other Hamas leaders at the urging of the United States and Israel, which pressured Jordan to ban Hamas activities.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
