Palestinians reject U.S. Middle East plan before rollout

Former PA Minister tells Media Line: ‘I doubt the Americans will put forward the so- called Deal of the Century because there is no Palestinian or Arab acceptance of this deal. It will be born dead’ MOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE May 13, 2019 00:27 In an interview with Fox News on Saturday, the Trump Administration’s […]

Iran: The US has our phone numbers

Ben Ariel, 12/05/19 Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded on Saturday to reports that the White House contacted Switzerland to share a phone number the Iranians could call President Donald Trump should they want to start negotiations on a new nuclear deal. “The solution does not lie in the mediations or the phone call […]

‘Deal of the Century’ to leave settlements in Israeli hands

Likud MK Michal Shir thanked Trump for what she called “the historical justice he is doing with the state of Israel.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF May 12, 2019 21:31 Israeli settlements in the West Bank are to remain under Israeli rule, according to the “Deal of the Century” the US is planning to roll out, according […]

Ex-IDF chief said to tell US to consider situation in West Bank before peace plan released

Ex-IDF chief said to tell US to consider situation in West Bank before peace plan released Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot warned US President Donald Trump’s top negotiator for Israeli-Palestinian peace to consider the “volatile” situation in the West Bank before releasing the White House’s peace plan, Channel 13 news reports. The network […]

Report: Trump won’t oppose application of Israeli law over settlements

American peace plan reportedly includes provision for all Israeli towns over Green Line to remain under Israeli control.   David Rosenberg, 12/05/19 20:21   Donald Trump Reuters The Middle East peace plan drawn up by the White House includes a provision recognizing Israeli control over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria – along with tacit […]

Four cargo ships “sabotaged” in UAE waters off Fujairah port

Four cargo ships were hit by “sabotage operations” on May 12 near UAE Gulf of Oman waters off the Fujaira emirate. The UAE Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi reported that no injuries or spillage of harmful chemicals or fuel had occurred, indicating that the ships were fuel tankers. Work continued as usual at Fujairah port, […]

UAE says four vessels subjected to ‘sabotage’ near Fujairah port

DUBAI (Reuters) – Four commercial vessels were targeted by “sabotage operations” near the territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates without causing casualties, the foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement tweeted by state news agency WAM. The incident occurred near the UAE emirate of Fujairah, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs that […]

US Mideast envoy says ‘deal of the century’ to be delayed once more

Jason D. Greenblat says the Trump administration’s long-delayed proposal will not be unveiled after the holy month of Ramadan as was reported earlier but rather after the Jewish holiday of Shavuot on June 10 Ynet|Published:  05.12.19 , 09:22 US Special Mideast Envoy Jason D. Greenblatt said Saturday the Trump administration’s long-delayed peace proposal, dubbed “the […]

Gas pipeline project ‘impossible’ under US sanctions, Pakistan tells Iran

In this April 22, 2019 file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan are addressing a joint press conference in Tehran. Pakistan has informed Iran in writing that it cannot execute the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as long as Tehran is under a United States sanctions regime. (AFP) Updated 11 May […]

Netanyahu says site set for new town on Golan Heights to be named after Trump

PM says planning has already started; site is reportedly in the northern Golan, cornerstone will be laid on June 10 By TOI STAFFToday, 2:46 pm  1 18shares (From L-R) Avner, Sara, Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu tour the Golan Heights on April 23, 2019. (PMO) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a site had been located for […]

Europe’s Three Concerns About Iran

by Amir Taheri May 12, 2019 at 4:00 am https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/14206/europe-concerns-iran The question is: who will take the reins in Iran and make sure that the vast country does not morph into yet another “ungoverned territory” in the heart of the Middle East? I think the question is designed to dodge the issue of confronting a […]

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh: A Greater Battle with the Zionist Enemy is yet to Come; We Were Only Hours from Bombing Tel Aviv

Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad was interviewed by the Lebanese Mayadeen TV on May 7, 2019. Al-Nakhaleh said that his organization only demonstrated a portion of its “power and determination” in its armed conflict with Israel in early May, 2019. He continued to say that his organization has “sufficient capabilities for a […]

Iran Guards chief says Americans have started ‘psychological war’

The US has concentrated naval power and B-52s in the Persian Gulf in recent days. Seth J. Frantzman May 12, 2019 15:08 A military vehicle carrying Iranian Zoobin smart bomb (L) and Sagheb missile under pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and Late Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a parade to commemorate […]