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Tag Archives: UAE
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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Michael Oren: Setting aside a focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the main impediment to peace, to work on the region’s other priorities, marks a fundamental shift that just might work
TIMES OF ISRAEL Stunning Israel-UAE deal upends the ‘rules’ about peace-making in Middle East by Michael Oren August 14, 2020 The impending peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is more than just a stunning diplomatic breakthrough. It … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Michael Oren, Palestinian, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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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
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Anthony, Iran, Mordechai Kedar, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Yishai Fleisher
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“When I see the flag of my country being burned by some Palestinians because of the peace treaty with Israel – I apologize to every Israeli man if I offended him in the past”
GATESTONE Arabs Are Fed Up With the ‘Ungrateful’ Palestinians by Khaled Abu Toameh August 19, 2020 Scenes of Palestinians burning and trampling flags of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and pictures of its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin … Continue reading
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Tagged Palestine, Palestinians, Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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“Third-ever peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state includes embassies, direct flights; agreement “suspends” annexation, but Netanyahu says: “I will never give up on our right to our land”
JERUSALEM POST Israel, UAE reach historic peace deal: ‘We can make a wonderful future’ by Lahav Harkov, Omri Nahmias August 13, 2020 Israel and the UAE agreed to full normalization of relations in a phone call with US President Donald … Continue reading
The cultivated relationship between “the UAE and the pro-Israel, neoconservative think tank called the Foundation for Defense of Democracies”
THE INTERCEPT Hacked Emails Show Top UAE Diplomat Coordinating with Pro-Israel Think Tank Against Iran by Zaid Jilani, Ryan Grim June 3, 2017 THE EMAIL ACCOUNT of one of Washington’s most connected and influential foreign operatives has been hacked. A … Continue reading
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