Tag: Middle East
Saudi Academic: Arabs Should Accept Israel’s Historic Right to Jerusalem
A Saudi academic defended the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called on Arabs to “accept” Israel’s historic roots in the holy city, a move he says can ultimately bring peace...
Reflections Towards a New Path to Peace in the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
The Trump Administration is now exploring the possibility of renewing the Palestinian-Israeli talks. This is a noble goal and consistent with U.S policy in the Middle East in the last 43 years.
U.S President Richard...
Saudi supports relations with Israel in shocking TV interview
Saudi Author Ahmed Al-Arfaj says "I will support normalization" with Israel on Saudi TV.
This wouldn't have been possible even a year ago. Change is coming. We pray for peace between Israel and all her...
Los djudyos del Yemen
Keridos amigos,
Mi emisyon de amanyana djueves va ser sovre los djudyos del Yemen (primera parte, del tyempo ande biviyan en el Yemen). Munchos djudyos no saven ke uvo un tyempo, antes de los muzulmanos,...
The next war in the Middle East
Any probing discussion and analysis of the strategic and political situation in the Middle East must take the actions and pronouncements of the following actors into consideration: first and foremost Russia, next the position...
Mosul is liberated—But not yet free
There are joyous liberations. Of Paris in 1944, for example—a liberation insurrectionary and exultant. And then there are leaden liberations: Warsaw’s in 1944; Berlin’s in 1945; and, more recently, Sarajevo’s.
The liberation of Mosul obviously...
Israel to strip ISIS fighters of citizenship
"I asked that the citizenship of 20 such Israelis be revoked," he told Israeli Army Radio.
The Shin Bet security service has in the past estimated that several dozen Israeli nationals had been fighting for...
Turkey increasing cooperation with Iran
Turkish and Iranian military leaders held talks on Wednesday over cooperation in the Syrian conflict and counter-terrorism, officials said, during a rare visit to NATO-member Turkey by the Islamic Republic's military chief of staff.
Turkey's...
Hamas leader promises to ‘pummel Israel’ if conflict arises
Six months after taking over as Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar sent a threatening message to Israel during a press briefing on Tuesday, saying that while Hamas is not looking to start a...
Growing threats in Syria causing concern for Israel
Israelis still remember the trauma of the 1973 Yom Kippur War when Egyptian and Syrian armies surprised the Jewish state on its holiest day with a jointly coordinated military attack.
For a day or two,...