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Category Archives: Islam
“Blacklist the 14 Iranian banks that are still allowed to do business with foreign customers”
WALL STREET JOURNAL How the U.S. Can Finally Cut Off Tehran’s Financial Oxygen by Mark Dubowitz and Richard Goldberg August 25, 2020 The Islamic Republic of Iran is entering the late rounds of an increasingly desperate fight to stave off … Continue reading
Yishai Fleisher: “What is the counter-word to “occupation”? What word can bridge the Arab-Jewish divide? The answer, which the UAE has found, is “Abraham.””
JNS The narrative war: Occupation vs the ‘Abraham Accords’ by Yishai Fleisher August 26, 2020 One of the greatest successes of the “Abraham Accords”—the nascent diplomatic relations deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel—is just the name itself. The … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
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There have been reports in the past week that Sudan also plans to sign a normalization deal with Israel, but the country’s government has denied the claims
JERUSALEM POST Pompeo departs Israel, making history on first direct flight from TLV to Sudan by Tzvi Joffre August 25, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed Israel Tuesday morning and made history as he took off on the … Continue reading
“Anger erupted after a Biden campaign spokesman had condemned Sarsour and suggested that she was antisemitic over her criticism of Israel”
MIDDLE EAST EYE EXCLUSIVE: Biden aides apologise privately over attack on Linda Sarsour by Ali Harb August 23, 2020 Top aides to presidential candidate Joe Biden have apologised to Arab and Muslim Democrats over an attack on Palestinian-American activist Linda … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Joe Biden, Linda Sarsour
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“Erdoğan needs epic stories of military might against real or fabricated foreign enemies to tell an increasing number of grudging voters in the face of an ailing economy”
GATESTONE Erdoğan Needs New Enemies by Burak Bekdil August 22, 2020 …Most recently, condemning the historic normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Erdoğan said that “because we stand by Palestine,” he is considering withdrawing Turkey’s ambassador … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Tayyup Erdogan, Turkey
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WELT reported that Iran-backed Hezbollah had received large deliveries of ammonium nitrate from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force – a US-designated terror organization
AL ARABIYA Hezbollah shipped explosive chemicals to Lebanon prior to Beirut blast August 20, 2020 Iran’s elite Quds Force shipped ammonium nitrate to Hezbollah in Beirut around the same time a Moldovan-flagged tanker arrived carrying 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate … Continue reading
Have you heard the one about the Israeli Prime Minister and the UAE ambassador who end up in the same Georgetown restaurant ?
NEW YORK TIMES A Dinner and a Deal Hosted by Michael Barbaro, produced by Michael Simon Johnson, Eric Krupke and Rachelle Bonja, and edited by Lisa Tobin August 18th, 2020 In March 2018, Mark Landler — then a White House … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Yousef Otaiba
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“The Arabs, and much of the rest of the world support the Palestinians because they wield the veto”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Is the Palestinian Veto Alive or Dead? by Caroline Glick August 21, 2020 Since Israel was established, the Palestinian veto doomed all efforts to forge peace between the Arab world and the Jewish state. … Continue reading
“Move comes after the U.N. Security Council rejected an effort by the US to extend a weapons embargo on Iran last Friday”
THE HILL Trump announces ‘snapback’ of sanctions on Iran by Laura Kelly and Morgan Chalfant August 19, 2020 President Trump announced Wednesday evening that his administration would notify the United Nations of plans to restore “virtually” all sanctions on Iran. … Continue reading
Yishai Fleisher, Mordechai Kedar and Benjamin Anthony on the UAE-Israel Deal
MIRYAM INSTITUTE Ten takeaways from the UAE-Israel Announcement by Benjamin Anthony August 17, 2020 …In no particular order, here are ten take away points to keep in mind: 1) By taking the issue of sovereignty off the table, the Israeli … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Anthony, Iran, Mordechai Kedar, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Yishai Fleisher
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