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The flags of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Biden decision on weapons sales to Gulf states ‘important test’ for Israeli-Sunni alliance

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The forthcoming decision by the Biden administration on whether or not to proceed with major weapons sales to Gulf states, signed by the previous Trump administration in the context of the Abraham Accords, form...
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price holds the daily press briefing in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2, 2021. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.

State Department: Abraham Accords not ‘substitute’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace

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The Biden administration said that while it hopes other countries will normalize relations with Israel, it doesn’t believe that such deals are a substitute for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “The United States will continue...
Uranium-enrichment centrifuges at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. Credit: Tehran Times.

Iran spins up advanced centrifuges at Natanz enrichment facility

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Iran is now operating two cascades of advanced centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility, with two more to come at its Fordo site, Tehran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on...
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Jan. 28, 2021. Source: President Joe Biden/Facebook.

Biden administration ‘embraces’ international definition of anti-Semitism

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The Biden administration has said it will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, a key tool in fighting anti-Semitism at home and abroad. While addressing the Organization for Security and...
Signatures on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement with Iran. On the top left side is Persian handwriting by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. July 14, 2015. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Will the US rejoining the Iran nuclear deal be harmful or beneficial?

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One of presidential candidate Joe Biden’s major election promises was a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), a multilaterally negotiated agreement regarding which...
Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 16, 2016. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

Former Israeli official: imperative for Israel to open lines of communication with Biden administration

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As the new Biden administration takes shape, Israeli leaders in recent days have been outspoken in their warnings about Iran and its pursuit of nuclear weapons, hinting at possible military strikes if the Islamic...
Palestinians hold photo printouts during a rally in support of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Tubas on Sept. 27, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Why Biden’s concessions to the Palestinians hurt, rather than help them

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The Biden administration’s first Middle East decisions make clear what was always obvious about the new president’s intentions: the foreign-policy establishment is back in charge in Washington. That’s led to a flurry of moves...
Antony Blinken in 2015 at the U.S. State Department. Credit: Perfect 5hot / Shutterstock.com

Senate confirms Tony Blinken as US Secretary of State

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Tony Blinken on Tuesday as the 71st U.S. secretary of state. The final tally was 78-22. Blinken, who is Jewish, will succeed Mike Pompeo as America’s top diplomat. Blinken previously served as U.S....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman light Hanukkah candles at the Western Wall on December 22, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Ambassador David Friedman: ‘We left the Middle East in good shape’

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One winter morning in 2017, a young man arrived at the Kesher Israel synagogue in the heart of Washington. He prayed fervently, as if his heart was filled with a special request. His tallit...
Neera Tanden. Source: Screenshot.

Biden nominee called US recognition of Golan Heights ‘blatant political move’

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) called the U.S. recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights in March 2019 as “a blatant political move” to...