SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: JAMES ZOGBY Most Arabs have little confidence in the Trump Administration’s ability to solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and many have lost hope that a resolution is even possible. At the same time, it appears that the West’s hostility toward Iran has produced a noticeable and potentially worrisome backlash in Iranian public opinion. … Continued
SOURCE: FORWARD BY: J.J. GOLDBERG Nobody outside the tight-lipped circle of principals knows what’s in the Trump administration’s planned Israeli-Palestinian “deal of the century.” But there are hints and rumors, and a coherent picture seems to be emerging. And based on what’s emerging, it looks like it’s going to be a letdown. The plan is … Continued
“Our goal is to facilitate, not dictate, a lasting peace agreement to improve the lives of Israelis and Palestinians and security across the region.” SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: MICHAEL WILNER WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s point men on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have diligently listened to its key players for 10 months, studying the region’s storied … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEWBERRY CONSORT For our fall concert this year, taking place Nov. 3-5, we will be presenting a program of the music of the Sephardic Jews in Spain in the 15th century, and unlike some of our past Renaissance music concerts, this one will feature a Middle Eastern instrument our audiences may not have heard … Continued
SOURCE: FORBES MIDDLE EAST Researchers: Ahmed Mabrouk, Amany Zaher, Nermeen Abbas, Mohammed Helmy Forbes Middle East reveals its Top five-star Hotel Brands In The Arab world, which includes top 20 brands that are based on the status of their presence in the region. Top 20 brands are represented in the Arab world through 375 hotels and resorts … Continued
SOURCE: AINA BY: ROBERT FISK So there I was this week, staring at a picture of the Virgin Mary, painted at Melitene (now Malatya in present-day Turkey), its real home in Damascus — since it belongs to the Syriac Patriarchate, but is currently kept in Lebanon because of the war — and stunned at Mary’s … Continued
By John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer From the moment my wife and I set foot in Libya in 1968, we were stepping into an environment defined by the Middle East conflict. This conflict includes the Sunni-Shia divide or to the time of the Crusades which began in the 11th century. Its modern seeds can … Continued
SOURCE: POLITICO BY BRYAN BENDER The Trump administration on Friday plans to roll out a new public campaign aimed at cracking down more forcefully on the armed wing of Hezbollah in Lebanon, part of a broader effort to counter the militant Shiite group’s chief backer, Iran. The new push will include instituting cash rewards … Continued
SOURCE: HAARETZ BY AMIR TIBON In an interview with left-wing website The Intercept, the former presidential candidate said that the U.S. is complicit in Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said in an interview published Friday that the United States should “play a much more evenhanded role” in … Continued
SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY AMANDA RIPLEY Jordan has never had a female minister of education, women make up less than a fifth of its workforce, and women hold just 4 percent of board seats at public companies there. But, in school, Jordanian girls are crushing their male peers. The nation’s girls outperform its boys in just … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORKER BY BERNARD AVISHAI Who controls the past controls the future, George Orwell wrote; who controls the present controls the past. In Israel, rightist Likud coalitions, such as the one currently led by Benjamin Netanyahu, have controlled the nation’s present for so long that it may soon be futile to try to retrieve … Continued
America routinely offers Israel impunity and rewards. Towards Palestine, it offers only threats. If this White House is serious about peace, it’s time to show it. SOURCE: HAARETZ BY HANAN ASHRAWI This Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the world from the chambers of United Nations General Assembly, an institution founded on the principles … Continued
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