Israel-UAE Peace Deal May Be Signed at White House on 18 September, Reports Say

06:28 GMT 02.09.2020 MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US-brokered agreement on full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may be signed at the White House on 18 September, media reported, citing representatives of the three countries. According to Axios, the talks between Israel and the UAE are progressing faster than expected […]

Turkish politician vows Greece and France will suffer crushing defeat in eastern Mediterranean

News Desk2020-09-02 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5f4f47ebcd441_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5f4f47ebcd441_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – A spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey accused Greece of practicing piracy in the eastern Mediterranean region, stressing that the French moves would end in […]

Macron lands in Baghdad on first Iraq visit

He is the most significant leader to visit Iraq since Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi came to power in May French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday on his first visit to Iraq and the first by a western head of state to the country since a new Iraqi government took office four […]

Saudi state news: Bin Salman, Kushner discuss Mideast peace

Published: 09.01.20 , 23:56 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and White House aide Jared Kushner have discussed the prospects for peace in the Middle East, the Saudi state news agency reports. The two also discussed the need to resume negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, the report said.

Cop, soldier lightly wounded in suspected car-ramming attack in West Bank

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yoav Zitun Updated: 09.02.20 , 09:13 An IDF soldier and a policeman were lightly wounded in a suspected car-ramming attack at Tapuach Junction in the northern West Bank, police said Wednesday morning.The driver then exited the vehicle and continued to advance toward them with a knife drawn. The injured officer opened fire […]

Israel-UAE Peace Deal Challenges Iranian, Muslim Brotherhood Camps

By Yaakov Lappin September 1, 2020 Flags of Israel and the UAE flown together in Netanya, Israel, August 2020, image via Wikipedia   BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,724, September 1, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel takes Jerusalem’s cooperation with Sunni Arab states out of the […]

Threading the Middle East Needle

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command conduct a joint-security patrol in Syria, August 23, 2020. (Sergeant Brendan Custer/USMC) Russia harasses U.S. forces in Syria as Iran grabs Iraq. Russian forces in Syria are seeking to escalate tensions with U.S. forces there at the same time as […]

Iran’s Khamenei says UAE recognition of Israel is ‘treason’

The United Arab Emirates has betrayed the Islamic world and the Palestinians by reaching a deal toward normalizing ties with Israel, Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a speech on Tuesday. “Of course, the UAE’s betrayal will not last long, but this stigma will always be remembered. They allowed the Zionist regime […]

Waqf fills hole on Temple Mount, possibly hiding archaeological treasures

“The finds on the mountain reflect 3,000 years of Jewish activity at the site, and every pit dug in the site could shed light on thousands of years of Jewish history.” The Waqf filled in a hole that opened in the Temple Mount floor with concrete on Tuesday, raising concerns that possible archaeological findings may […]

UAE-Israel deal has guarantee that annexation not happening, UAE official say

Stopping sovereignty moves was “prerequisite” for normalization, UAE official says, and confirms F-35 sale was not part of the deal. LAHAV HARKOV SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 13:45 Israel and the United States have promised the United Arab Emirates that Jerusalem will not annex parts of the West Bank as a guarantee for normalizing relations between the countries, […]

UAE “Betrayed” Muslim World With Israel Deal, Says Iran’s Supreme Leader

“The #UAE betrayed the world of Islam, the Arab nations, the region’s countries, and #Palestine. Of course, this betrayal won’t last long,” Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, according to his official Twitter account. “Betrayal won’t last long,” Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on twitter. (File) Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]

With the UAE deal, the BDS movement is over

The normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel has effectively ended the racist BDS movement. By EMILY SCHRADER SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 10:09 With the recent developments between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, it’s become clearer than ever that there’s no future for the discriminatory and racist Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. From its inception, […]

Erdoğan believes he is restoring Turkey to greatness. Is he?

The Erdoğan vision is to recreate the period of Turkish and Ottoman greatness. MICAH HALPERN AUGUST 31, 2020 20:29 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founder of modern-day Turkey. Now, almost 100 years after serving as the first president of the Republic of Turkey, Ataturk is having a resurrection – of sorts. Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]