Drop the cynicism. The Bahrain economic confab is a big step forward

Peace won’t break out after the Manama summit, but the mere fact than an Arab capital is hosting the rollout of Trump’s initiative is highly meaningful By RAPHAEL AHREN Today, 12:52 pm     US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C-R) is greeted by Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (C-L) after arriving in Manama […]

Bahrain says it is hosting US peace workshop to support Palestinian cause

Bahrain responds to the refusal by the Palestinians to participate in next month’s economical workshop initiated by the United States, saying the Arab country’s hosting it was a manifestation of its support for the Palestinian cause. The Gulf nation’s foreign minister, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, says on Twitter that there is no hidden motive […]

Trump: US Will Respond With ‘Great Force’ if Iran Attacks Interests

by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff     US President Donald Trump speaks upon his departure from West Palm Beach, Florida, March 24, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque. President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with “great force” if it attacked US interests in the Middle East, and government sources said Washington strongly suspects […]

U.S. Army officer: Here is how the U.S. military could confront Iran

Pregent’s map shows a variety of pressure points where Iran, its allies and proxies are present. Seth J. Frantzman May 21, 2019 14:10 Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011.. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) The US has many options […]

Iran Warns UN: US after Another Crisis in Middle East

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi, in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, cautioned against US’ provocative behavior in the Middle East, reminding that his country will vigorously exercise its inherent right to self-defense in case a war is imposed. Takht Ravanchi warned Guterres about […]

Europe will not succumb to Iran ultimatums, says French finance minister

PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) – Europe will not succumb to ultimatums from Iran, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Paris on Tuesday. “I do not think that Europe will get drawn into this idea of an ultimatum,” Le Maire told reporters. Le Maire said Europeans were facing extremely strong pressure from the United States […]

US, Israel to Blame for Regional Tensions: Hezbollah

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem said the US and Israel are both responsible for the escalation of tensions in the Middle East. May, 21, 2019 – 12:58 Speaking at a meeting with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis, Qassem deplored the roles of Washington and Tel Aviv in recent regional tensions […]

Is the Palestinian Authority faking its financial crisis?

The PA’s total revenue is rising – even after Israel froze taxes. Why is it still in a ‘crisis’? PMW reveals numbers that tell all.   Maurice Hirsch, N.J. Zilberdik, 21/05/19 12:00 Abbas Flash 90 The Palestinian Authority (PA) is currently facing a financial crisis, the World Bank reported. The crisis, however, is self-induced and […]

Will Trump Go to War with Iran?

Will [US President Donald] Trump go to war with Iran? This is the most important question asked these days. The shortest answer is that he likely will not. Trump explicitly said that he does not want a war with Tehran, but wants to see the Iranian regime fall. The Trump Administration, despite the bellicose stance of influential […]

The Importance of Prayer Partners

We’ll never succeed through self-reliance, because God created us to need others in our faith journey. ECCLESIASTES 4:9-129 Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.10 For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up.11 Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. …

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Kahlon intends to attend US-Bahraini economic peace confab

Finance minister has yet to receive a formal invite to Manama summit, but expects it to arrive any day, his spokesman says By RAPHAEL AHREN and TOI STAFFToday, 9:52 am  0   Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) meeting in his Jerusalem office with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on May 14, 2018. (Finance Ministry) Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon intends […]

Lawmakers urge Trump not to pull out of Syria

Published:  05.21.19 , 08:28 400 members of congress, from both sides of the isle signed a letter to President Donald Trump stating urging he keep US forces in Syria despite his announcement last year that he will pull US troops out after the announced victory over the Islamic State “As some of our closest allies […]

The U.S. Is Outplaying Iran in a Regional Chess Match

Seth J. FrantzmanMay 20, 2019 4:20 PM The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. (Leonhard Foeger/Reuters) The Trump administration’s ‘bluster’ has forced the Iranians into a defensive posture. In the first two weeks of May, U.S.–Iran tensions appeared to be careening toward war. […]

Congress to Trump: Protect Israel as Syrian civil war ends

Bipartisan letter from 400 lawmakers calls on US president to safeguard Israel’s interests By RON KAMPEASToday, 8:29 am  0   US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 5, 2019. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nearly 400 members of Congress signed […]