He moved up the ranks to become the foreign desk editor. He covered the second Palestinian Intifada, the war in Iraq as well as domestic issues in Jordan. Samer became involved in the second track peace process in 1999 through the creation of Interaction Forum, an NGO dedicated to promoting understanding between Israeli, Arab and Palestinian peace activists. His activism led to his membership in the International Alliance for Arab-Israeli Peace, (Copenhagen Declaration), which advocated for the normalisation of relations between Arabs and Israelis. He participated in a number of meetings with senior Israeli politicians and activists from the Likud, Labor, and Kadima parties – advocating for a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. Writing career Libdeh has been published in Middle Eastern and international publications and journals, including the Yale Politic Journal, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, Alaswaq Business Daily, Overseas Journal, the Daily Star, and Jordan Times. In 2005, he was among the first journalists to interview Egyptian dissident Ayman Nour who was held under house arrest in Cairo. He appeared on a number of US and Middle East news programmes and was quoted in many, including the Council on Foreign Relations, the Jerusalem Post and The Guardian. His op-ed in the Jerusalem Post, entitled "The Hashemite Kingdom of Apartheid", has triggered a massive negative reaction from the Jordanian government-run media. Libdeh received support from a major human rights organisation. References 1974 births Living people Alumni of the University of Bradford Jordanian journalists British male journalists Fulbright alumni