Category Archives: Islam

“The fate of the Palestinians is no longer an overriding political concern for most Arab regimes”

JNS The End of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Gary C. Gambill September 6, 2020 …The Israel-UAE agreement and regional reaction to it underscores that the fate of the Palestinians is no longer an overriding political concern for most Arab regimes. … Continue reading

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Kosovo will establish an embassy in Jerusalem, making it the first Muslim-majority country to do so

JERUSALEM POST Kosovo, Serbia to formalize ties with Israel, open JLM embassy by Tovah Lazaroff September 6, 2020 Kosovo intends to establish diplomatic ties with Israel and both that Balkan-Muslim majority nation as well as Serbia plan to open embassies … Continue reading

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Bahrain joins Saudi Arabia, extending airspace access to Israel

ALGEMEINER New Bahrain Policy to Allow Flights Between Israel and UAE to Cross Its Airspace by Reuters September 4, 2020 Flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will be able to fly over Bahrain after the kingdom on Thursday … Continue reading

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#Iran “The three brothers’ convictions primarily were based on confessions extracted under torture during interrogations”

VOICE OF AMERICA Trump Urges Iran Not to Execute Wrestler for 2018 Murder Confession Apparently Made Under Torture by Michael Lipin, Ramin Haghjoo September 3, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Iran not to execute a wrestler sentenced to … Continue reading

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Charlie Hebdo: “Western democracies have paid dearly for the right to freedom of expression and, if not protected and exercised, it can disappear overnight”

GATESTONE “We Will Never Give Up”: Charlie Hebdo Republishes Mohammed Cartoons by Giulio Meotti September 2, 2020 Yesterday, one day before the opening of the trial for 14 defendants accused of involvement in a string of terrorist attacks in France, which included … Continue reading

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Saudi Arabia decision “not specific to Israel, but rather part of a larger arrangement to open its skies to everyone, even those countries such as Israel with whom it does not have relations”

JERUSALEM POST Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to Israel in nod to Middle East peace by Tovah Lazaroff, Omri Nahmias September 2, 2020 Saudi Arabia announced it would allow Israeli flights to the United Arab Emirates to cross its … Continue reading

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$155 million suit against Hamas terrorist organization aims to end payments it receives from the PA

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Families of murdered Israeli teens file ‘unprecedented’ lawsuit against Hamas by Yair Altman August 30, 2020 The families of three Israeli teenage boys who were abducted and murdered by Hamas terrorists in Judea and … Continue reading

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#BDSFail UAE issues decree formally ending Israel boycott

ASSOCIATED PRESS UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal by Jon Gambrell August 29, 2020 The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize … Continue reading

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Arafat’s widow tells Israeli TV says she’s been branded a traitor for warm remarks to Abu Dhabi, indicates she has dirt on top officials which she won’t hesitate to expose

TIMES OF ISRAEL Suha Arafat says she’s being attacked by PA for defending UAE on its Israel deal by Staff August 28, 2020 The widow of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat told an Israeli TV station that she is under … Continue reading

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“Netanyahu has shattered the myth of the centrality of the “Palestinian question,” maintained for several decades not only by the Arab League, but also by the OIC, the EU and the UN”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The triumph of the Netanyahu Doctrine by Pierre Lurcat August 28, 2020 …The normalization of ties with Sunni Arab countries is illustrative of the second part of the Netanyahu Doctrine vis-à-vis Iran and its … Continue reading

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