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Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit speaks at the 2019 Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 17, 2019. Photo: Kuhlmann/ MSC via Wikimedia Commons.

Arab League chief accuses Iran of ‘destabilizing the Middle East’

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit blamed Iran earlier this week for the violent events in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. Speaking to Arab media outlets on Sunday, he said that Iran was endangering not...
Photo: The European Commission has been supporting UNRWA and a number of international NGO’s by providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan for over €600 million since 2000. By H. Veit, via Flickr

Arab countries should pay for humanitarian relief in Gaza

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We can all share Sen. Bernie Sanders’s concern for the people of Gaza: ”What is going on in Gaza right now…is absolutely inhumane.” The senator’s scheme to relieve their pain collapses when he proposes that...
A view of the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011, the year of the "Arab Spring." Credit: Dan Lundberg via Wikimedia Commons.

Arab world poll: ‘Honor killing’ more acceptable than homosexuality

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According to a new in-depth survey of the Arab world, Arabs today are less religious compared to previous years, but still find “honor killings” more acceptable than homosexuality. The poll also found that the greatest...
View north of Tehran. The Iranian capital hosts nearly 50 percent of the countries' industries. Credit: Flickr/Wikimedia Commons.

Poll show that Arab countries more positive toward Israel, skeptical of Iran

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Polls about attitudes towards Israel that the Foreign Ministry conducts worldwide indicate that on average, 75 percent of respondents believe that ties with Israel can be beneficial to their countries. The ministry conducts these polls...
U.S. President Donald J. Trump, joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and administration officials, signs a proclamation formally recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, on March 25, 2019, at the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

US recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over Golan ‘sends direct message to Arab world’

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The formal recognition of Israel’s sovereignty in the Golan Heights by the United States could not have come on a more sobering day for Israelis. As rockets were being launched deep into the central...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Russia's special representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, in Jerusalem on Jan. 29, 2019. Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

After eight years of civil war, the return of Syria to the Arab world

Nearly eight years into the civil war in Syria, the government forces led by Syrian President Bashar Assad—and supported by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah—have regained control  of the majority of Syria. As the war appears...
On March 11, 2019, Al-Malahem, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), released a video featuring the group's senior commander Khaled Batarfi condemning Arab and Gulf State governments, and accusing them of hastening to normalize relations with Israel. In the video, which was published on AQAP's official Telegram channel, Batarfi called on Muslims to confront their governments militarily and intellectually. (MEMRI)

Al-Qaeda figure warns Arab countries over normalization with Israel

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On March 11, Al-Malahem, the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, released a video featuring the group’s senior commander, Khaled Batarfi, condemning Arab and Gulf governments, and accusing them of hastening to...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (right), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (third from left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening of Moscow's Cathedral Mosque on Sept. 23, 2015. Credit: Kremlin Photo/Wikimedia Commons.

Abbas proves once again that he is not a partner for peace

The Palestinians are hoping to keep the United States from presenting its Middle East peace plan. To this end, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has embarked on a tour of Arab states, to try to keep...
The Knesset Plenary Hall during speeches ahead of the vote on the National Law, which will enforce the foundation of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish people, on July 18, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Knesset to host seven Arab journalists living in Europe

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The Knesset, Israel’s parliament, is preparing to host seven Arab ‎journalists living in Europe in an effort to open communication lines, Israel Hayom has ‎learned. The journalists are Egyptian, Lebanese, Algerian and ‎Moroccan nationals employed by...

Why Arab writers say Israel is superior to Arab countries

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In recent months, several Arab writers have published articles in the Arab press discussing why Israel is superior to the weaker Arab states. The reasons, they said, lie in Israel’s strong and effective judicial system...