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
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
SOURCE: THE CALIFORNIA AGGIE BY: JUSTIN CHAU Seven years ago, hope resonated through the Arab world. In what became known as the Arab Spring, millions of people took to the streets of their towns and cities and demanded change. These demands usually revolved around desires for democratic reforms and an end to political corruption and … Continued
SOURCE: HAARETZ Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held a discreet meeting with Britain’s then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1982 in which he said his country could take in displaced Palestinians fleeing the civil war in Lebanon, on the condition that a solution would be found to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Rare documents dating back to … Continued
Former Egyptian president says he rejected PM’s idea outright; remarks follow report on international bid to have Egypt take in Palestinians in 1983 SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY: SUE SURKES Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed settling Palestinians in the Sinai peninsula as part of … Continued
US-backed SDF controls about a quarter of the country, including oilfields SOURCE: FINANCIAL TIMES Weeks after capturing his Arab city from Isis, the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces abducted Abdelfattah Mohammed, interrogated him and locked him in solitary confinement for 34 days. The memory makes the tribal leader tremble with rage. And yet, given the choice, … Continued
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