Efraim Halevy, who handled the crisis with Jordan after the failed Mossad attempt to kill Hamas leader, recalls tense negotiations with King Hussein with agents' lives on the line

When Jordan held Atarot, it built a 15-destination hub for an elite clientele. Israel wasn't able to keep it going; then came the 2nd intifada. Now, there's a very different vision

A beloved figure at home due to his likeness to his late father, king's half-brother is a former soldier, pilot who was educated in US, UK and stripped of royal title in 2004

Months before the Israeli PM was assassinated in 1995, the CNN star got the 3 leaders together for a joint interview. A transcript makes plain the optimism... and the friction

Security cooperation is in good shape, but trade is declining, diplomatic relations are frosty, and the imminent retaking of 'Isle of Peace' symbolizes ties under growing strain

Haya Bint Al Hussein apparently holed up with her children in UK, possibly seeking asylum