Gulf states reach deal to end blockade against Qatar
The Gulf states have reached an agreement to end the three-year-old boycott of Qatar, announced Kuwait’s foreign minister on Monday. Read more
Should we care if Biden cools off relations with Saudis?
November 12, 2020 by Jonathan S. Tobin - JNS.org
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It’s the greatest of ironies. It wasn’t that long ago that Saudi Arabia was thought of as an implacable enemy of Israel and the Jewish people. Read more
Pompeo calls on Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to normalize ties with Israel. Read more
FIDE cancels chess contest in Riyadh after legal action
The international chess governing body—the Fédération lnternationale des
Trump administration reportedly ramping up Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
The Trump administration is reportedly ramping up preparations for the unveiling of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, although a timetable for its release remains unclear. Read more
Trump should reject PLO and UN propaganda on East Jerusalem
August 2, 2018 by David Singer
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President Trump’s as-yet unannounced “ultimate deal” to resolve the Arab-Jewish conflict has received a setback following Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reassuring Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that Saudi Arabia would oppose any Trump peace plan that did not accept the PLO stance on East Jerusalem becoming the capital of an independent Palestinian Arab state. Read more
Shake-up in Lebanon underscores Hezbollah’s ‘domination’ of Israel’s neighbour
November 8, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s sudden resignation last weekend underscores the rising power of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror group in Israel’s northern neighbor, political leaders and Mideast experts said….writes Aden Abrams/JNS.org. Read more
Thomas Friedman lied about the Saudis
March 14, 2017 by Stephen M.Flatow - JNS.org
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For the past 15 years, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has been promoting the so-called “Saudi Initiative,” a plan which he says proves that Saudi Arabia sincerely wants peace with Israel. But this week, a senior Palestinian leader revealed that at the very moment the Saudis were launching that plan, they were financing a major wave of terrorism against Israel…Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org. Read more
After king’s death, status quo expected for Saudi relations with Iran and Israel
January 27, 2015 by Alina Dain Sharon-JNS.org
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The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Thursday shouldn’t change how the Gulf nation treats its relations with Iran and Israel, experts say. Read more
United Nations: The Farce Continues…writes Michael Kuttner
October 25, 2013 by Michael Kuttner
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Just when you thought that this world body couldn’t sink any lower they amaze us all and prove everyone wrong. Read more