Tag: Middle East
Any deal with Iran requires congressional approval
Iran is pretty much a nuclear threshold state, having enriched enough uranium to build multiple nuclear bombs within a few weeks while hard at work weaponizing them in a timeframe that is so far...
Did Israel lose the Syrian war? Not yet
Ehud Yaari’s recent op-ed “How Israel Lost the Syrian War” provides unequaled insight into Israel’s and other states’ actions during the Syrian civil war. He describes Israel’s tactical successes, noting that IRGC leader Qassem Soleimani’s “original...
Israeli FM: Negev Forum postponed, not canceled
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Sunday corrected Israeli media reports that Morocco had cancelled the second gathering of the Negev Forum, a group formed to advance the Abraham Accords.
Cohen admitted that the postponement...
Gallant: Iran operating ‘floating terror bases’
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed on Monday that Iran is converting commercial vessels into armed military platforms, equipped with drones, missiles and advanced reconnaissance systems.
These "floating terror bases" were an extension of Iran's...
Israeli, Bahraini FMs agree to enhance Abraham Accords
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen spoke on Sunday with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
The two top diplomats discussed regional developments, as well as ways to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance and...
Hamas visit to Saudi Arabia casts doubt on normalization prospects
A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia late Monday, casting doubt on the prospect of peace between Jerusalem and Riyadh. The delegation includes Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh and the group’s foreign chief...
6.4-magnitude quake leaves several dead, hundreds injured in Turkey
Several people were killed and hundreds injured in Turkey on Monday by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake centered in the country’s Hatay province that was felt in Lebanon and Israel.
The country is still reeling from a...
Rome summit celebrates Abraham Accords, shared values
World Leaders, ambassadors, diplomats, clergy and other distinguished guests from more than 30 countries converged on Rome for the First Annual Abraham Accords Global Leadership Summit (Dec. 6-9).
The event celebrated the 2020 accords between...
Antony Blinken to keynote J Street conference in Washington
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be the keynote speaker at J Street’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., the organization announced on Wednesday.
Blinken is slated to speak on Sunday at the event, which...
A mixed bag: The Bennett-Lapid government’s Mideast policies
As we head to Israel’s fifth election in less than four years, an examination of the Naftali Bennett-Yair Lapid coalition government’s foreign policy track record reveals both highlights and lowlights.
The most controversial foreign policy...