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The British oil tanker "British Heritage." Source: Screenshot, vesselfinder.com.

Bahrain becomes first Gulf state to join US, UK coalition against Iran

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Bahrain announced on Monday that it would join the U.S.-led efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf after Iranian aggressive and violent behavior in the area. Bahrain King Hamad met with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)...
President Donald Trump announcing the April 13 launch of airstrikes on Syria for its chemical weapons use. Credit: Youtube Screenshot.

Trump: Mideast peace plan to follow second round of Israeli elections on Sept. 17

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the second part of the White House’s long-awaited Mideast peace deal for the Israelis and Palestinians will likely be released after Israel’s Sept. 17 elections. “I probably...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz (left) meets with and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa at the U.S. State department's Ministerial on Religious Freedom on July 18, 2019. Credit: Yisrael Katz/Twitter.

Does Bahrain expect returns on its now-public association with Israel?

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Israel often sits at the center of attention in the Middle East, blamed for most of the troubles plaguing the region. But lately, instead of being viewed as the problem, it is slowly gaining...
Israeli Prime Minister and Likud Party head Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media at the Knesset on May 27, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Report: Netanyahu expresses reservations about possible West Bank-Gaza passage

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed reservations about a $5 billion proposal for a highway and railway between the West Bank and Gaza as part of the Trump administration’s Mideast peace deal for...
U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt (left) speaks with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at the opening of an ancient road at the City of David archaeological site in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, June 30, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Greenblatt: ‘Unconscionable’ for PA to claim Bahrain attendance is a ‘betrayal’

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A day-and-a-half after the Palestinian Authority released Hebron businessman Saleh Abu Mayala, whom it had arrested after he returned from the U.S.-led economic conference in Bahrain, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt blasted...
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Bahraini foreign minister: Jews have ‘a place amongst us’

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In his first interview with an Israeli media outlet, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said on Wednesday that Israel is “part of the heritage of the Middle East” and that Jews...
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner addresses the "Peace to Prosperity Workshop" in Manama, Bahrain, as part of the Trump administration's Mideast peace plan, June 25, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

Kushner in Bahrain on Middle East: ‘Turn region from conflict to commerce’

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White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that while a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is necessary, economic conditions are crucial to solve the seven-decade long issue, remarking...
Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 16, 2013. Credit: Shahzad Ali via Wikimedia Commons.

US releases $50 billion economic plan for PA ahead of Bahrain conference

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The Trump administration released a 40-page document on Saturday detailing a $50 billion, 10-year investment plan for the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, just days before the Washington-led “Peace to Prosperity” conference in...
From left: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, head of the World Values Network; Jason Greenblatt, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East; and columnist Bret Stephens of “The New York Times.” Credit: Shmuley Boteach via Twitter.

Ahead of Bahrain summit, Trump’s top Mideast envoy reveals insights in peace plan

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It has been a busy week for Middle Eastern affairs. Israel announced the establishment of “Trump Heights” in the Golan, Iran has announced it will soon achieve higher uranium enrichment levels, and the United...
Palestinian rioters during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with Gaza on May 11, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Fatah calls for violence against Israel during Bahrain conference

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement is calling for violence against Israel during next week’s Bahrain conference. Earlier this week, Fatah posted an image of a masked Palestinian throwing a rock on its official...