In the 1990s, as the war continued to escalate in southern Sudan, northern Sudanese activists arrived in conflict-affected areas in what was called a peace convoy. Initially the activists felt they were “mistrusted and no-one wanted to speak” to them, but after some days, this changed and people began to open up. Much the same … Continued
Breaking news! According to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration has placed a hold on the transfer to Israel of Hellfire missiles, which have been fired by the Israeli air force at Palestinians in the Gaza Strip from its US-supplied fleet of Apache and Cobra helicopter gunships during Israel’s current attack. … Continued
The Israelis have one less thing to worry about: George Clooney’s glamorous girlfriend. A few hours after the United Nations announced that Amal Alamuddin would be part of the team investigating Israel for possible war crimes in Gaza, the British legal eagle said thanks but no thanks. “I was contacted by the UN about this … Continued
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Cape Town on Saturday to protest Israel’s military assault on Palestinians in Gaza, in one of the biggest rallies in the city since the end of apartheid. Demonstrators carried posters stating “Israel is an apartheid state” and “Stop Israeli murder.” Criticism of Israel is not new in South … Continued
Pilgrims arriving from different countries are being monitored for the Ebola virus at the airports. This was stated by a senior official from the Ministry of Health. “We are checking pilgrims coming on airlines from West and Central Africa, and also from other countries, since pilgrims could have been on transit in the endemic countries … Continued
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes met today at the White House with members of the Iraqi Yezidi community to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in northern Iraq, particularly as it impacts the Yezidi community and other ethnic and religious minority groups, including Christians, Turkmen, and Shabak. Mr. Rhodes thanked the participants for sharing their … Continued
For weeks, Bashar Bakoz of Waterford pleaded with his parents over the phone to flee their hometown of Qaraqosh, a Christian town in northern Iraq. With the radical Islam group ISIS on the march, he said it was too dangerous for them to stay. But his mom stubbornly resisted; her husband has some heart problems … Continued
Nothing in the Middle East seems normal right now. Israel locks the United States out of cease-fire talks with Egypt over Gaza. U.S.-Saudi relations look increasingly like a marriage that both sides regret getting into in the first place. Egypt’s state media publicly cheers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he bombs Gaza. Saudi Arabia … Continued
Several Michigan professors are joining a group of more than 100 prominent Middle East scholars and librarians from across the country and abroad calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The regional professionals backing the move in support of Palestinians, according to a statement released Wednesday, are: Barbara Aswad, a professor emeritus of anthropology … Continued
Spokesperson of the US Department of State Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that her country objects to the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to try Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Commenting at a daily press briefing in Washington on what she called “reports of a push for an ICC investigation”, she said: “Our view is … Continued
This past week the Arab American Institute (AAI) released its third biannual poll of American attitudes toward Arabs and Muslims. Conducted by Zogby Analytics, 1100 likely voters were surveyed nationwide. The results were deeply troubling. What we found was that there has been a continued erosion in the favorable ratings Americans have of both Arabs … Continued
US aid to Israel has been blocked by Republican senators, who have concerns that support for America’s “number one ally” would increase the country’s debt. The aid, worth $225 million for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system, was included in a proposed “border aid bill” worth a total of $2.7 billion, which was also intended … Continued
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