Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

#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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#IfNotNow: We didn’t mean to condemn antisemitism, not sure what we were thinking with that Tweet.

ALGEMEINER Far‐Left Jewish Group IfNotNow Walks Back Condemnation of ‘Free Palestine’ Graffiti at Wisconsin Synagogue by Staff August 28, 2020 A far‐left Jewish group has walked back its labeling of the vandalization of a synagogue during racial unrest in Kenosha, … Continue reading

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No indication of hate crime but investigation continues, UD president says

NEWARK POST ‘A sickening act of hostility’: Officials condemn arson at UD Chabad Center by Josh Shannon August 27, 2020 Local officials and University of Delaware leaders are condemning the arson at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life and affirming … Continue reading

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Ultra-Orthodox father of four from Petah Tikva is victim of stabbing presumably driven by nationalist reasons; Palestinian suspect arrested and handed to further Shin Bet investigation

YNET NEWS Man killed in suspected terror attack named as Rabbi Shai Ohayon by Raanan Ben Tzur August 26, 2020 The man who was killed in a suspected terror attack Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 39-year-old Rabbi Shai Ohayon … Continue reading

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“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

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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

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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

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“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

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