SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES BY: MARK Z. BARABAK The Democratic candidate for governor is about as Michigan — and all-American — as they come. He was born here, summered at Crystal Lake, spoke for his graduating class at the University of Michigan. He helped rebuild Detroit’s ravaged healthcare system and is prepared now, he said, … Continued
SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: JAVAD ZARIF Iranians live in a troubled and unstable region. We cannot change geography, but our neighborhood was not always so stormy. Without delving too far back into history—although as an ancient peoples our memories are measured in millennia, not decades or even centuries—it’s safe to say that our region began … Continued
SOURCE: ARTISTS FOR PALESTINE UK In recent years, people promoting the mantras of ‘constructive engagement’ and ‘bridge-building’ with Israel have cited Professor Noam Chomsky in their defence. He is alleged to oppose the campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) launched by Palestinian civil society in 2005. Artists for Palestine UK contacted Professor Chomsky to … Continued
SOURCE: REUTERS BY: JOHN IRISH PARIS (Reuters) – Arab states may want their turn at the helm of UNESCO, but the barbs hurled by Egypt at rival candidate Qatar during the vote highlights the fractious geopolitics paralyzing the workings of the U.N. cultural agency. The Paris-based body is known for designating World Heritage sites like … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: TRITA PARSI Make no mistake: We do not have a crisis over the Iran nuclear deal. It is working and everyone from Secretary Mattis and Tillerson to the US and Israeli intelligence services to the International Atomic Energy Agency agree: Iran is adhering to the deal. But Trump is about to take a … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: MICHAEL KRANISH NEW YORK — Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a billionaire who is one of President Trump’s oldest friends, had spent weeks trying to smooth the way for a May presidential meeting in Saudi Arabia with Arab leaders of the Persian Gulf. All initially went well. Trump praised Qatar — where … Continued
SOURCE: REUTERS BY: LAWRENCE HARLEY WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled concern about allowing companies to be sued under American law for human rights abuses abroad in a case involving allegations that Arab Bank Plc helped finance militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Chief Justice John Roberts and … Continued
Watch the video here SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ELI ROSENBERG The United States will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of next year, the State Department said Thursday, in order to stop accumulating unpaid dues and make a stand on what it said is anti-Israel bias at the U.N.’s educational, science and cultural organization. … Continued
SOURCE: WASHINGTON WATCH BY:JAMES J. ZOGBY Last week a group of Likud members and experts presented Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a plan to carve up Arab Jerusalem in somewhat the same way that Hebron was dismembered. Some saw news of this effort as a positive sign that the Netanyahu government might be considering … 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: MOROCCO WORLD NEWS Rabat – Audrey Azoulay, former French Minister of Culture and daughter of Morocco’s royal counselor, André Azoulay, is among the eight candidates in the race to become the new head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The election will take place in several stages starting Monday, October 9. The Executive … Continued
SOURCE: HAARETZ BY BARAK RAVID A group of Arab countries, headed by Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, have backtracked on their intention of presenting resolutions critical of Israel’s policies in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip at the UNESCO executive board session in Paris this week. This would be the first time since … Continued
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