SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST MONITOR After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited the members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to attend an urgent meeting to discuss the status of Jerusalem, only 16 out of 57 heads of state went along, Quds Press reported on Wednesday. Although most sent lower-level ministers and officials to represent them, this … Continued
By: J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Divide et Impera. In Imperial Rome, the cornerstone of its foreign policy was divide and rule. Its essence was to set groups, tribes, and other existing power structures against each other, enabling or facilitating Roman control of a region. Causing discord and fomenting rivalries helped eliminate opposition to … Continued
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL BY: AFP Israel’s defence minister called Sunday for an economic boycott of Arab citizens from area where unrest erupted over Donald Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, saying they “don’t belong” in the country. Avigdor Lieberman’s comments about Arab Israelis, who account for some 17.5 percent of the country’s population, drew condemnation for their harshness. … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: HAMZA HENDAWI CAIRO — Arab foreign ministers on Sunday demanded that the United States rescind President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling it a “grave” development that puts Washington on the same side as “occupation” and the violation of international law. In a resolution long on … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: BEN LYNFIELD Politicians and commentators in the Arab world voiced dismay on Wednesday night in response to Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his plan to move the American Embassy, with a prominent Jordanian figure proclaiming, “Peace is dead.” Abdul-Hadi Majali, former speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, told … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: MAX BEARAK President Trump on Wednesday called on Saudi Arabia to allow food, fuel, water and medicine to reach the people of Yemen, in a statement that reflected the growing alarm of relief agencies and amounted to an unusually harsh public scolding of one of his administration’s closest allies. The … Continued
Donald Trump’s unilateral move to back Israel’s claim to holy city has reunited competing factions across the Middle East to a common cause SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: MARTIN CHULOV The Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has drawn widespread condemnation across the Arab world, with political leaders, commentators and locals labelling the move as provocative … Continued
By: J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer What. On December 1, 2017, the New York Times reported that Michael T. Flynn, President Donald J. Trump’s former national security advisor, had lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Most of the article centered on Flynn’s contacts with the former Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey I. … Continued
By: Kameron Dreher/Arab America Contributing Writer Born in San Diego, California to a Mexican mother and Palestinian father both of whom emigrated to the States, Ammar Campa-Najjar, 28, has announced his candidacy for Congress in California’s 50th district. He identifies himself to the public as a proud Arab American. Referring to his political opponent … Continued
SOURCE: PLO “Recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and/or relocating the U.S. Embassy is a supreme provocation that will destroy the chances for peace and inflame the whole region” Hanan Ashrawi In response to statements and leaks that the U.S. administration is considering recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and/or relocating its embassy … Continued
With the war on the ISIS “caliphate” coming to an end in Iraq, many are wondering how many more shahids, or martyrs, will be swept up in the violence. SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: SETH J. FRANTZMAN The town of Ana in Iraq’s Anbar province is dusty and hot most of the year. A recent … Continued
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
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