SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY PAUL SCHEMM Just over a week ago, Tunisia became one of the only countries in the Arab world to allow Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men, flouting centuries of tradition and earning the accolades of human rights groups and activists around the world. The measure has been cited as another example of … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY JACOB GOFF KLEIN US President Donald Trump met with Jordanian King Abdullah II in New York City on Wednesday during the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session to discuss the two countries’ bilateral ties as well as the different challenges Jordan faces. According to the White House Office Press Secretary, Trump … Continued
SOURCE: SAUDI GAZETTE BY DR. KHALED M. BATARFI WERE we too concerned over the calls to protests on Sep 15? I would say no for those who knew their country and countrymen better. Previous calls — and there were many— ended up with nothing, so why the worry now? The heated discussion in Twitter, in … Continued
SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY JAMES J. ZOGBY For half of the past two decades Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has served as Prime Minister of Israel. Whatever his ultimate fate (given the ongoing criminal investigations he is currently facing), it is clear that he has had a profound impact on Israel, the Palestinians, and the entire … 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
SOURCE: FORWARD BY J.J. GOLDBERG A far-right faction within Israel’s Likud-led governing coalition has endorsed a plan for Israel to annex the entire West Bank and encourage the Palestinian residents to emigrate to neighboring Arab countries. The plan would allow Palestinians who voluntarily gave up all “national aspirations” to remain, granting them limited municipal self-government, but without … 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
SOURCE: THE MICHIGAN DAILY BY COLIN BERESFORD In February 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, relocating all people of Japanese ancestry in the United States, documented and undocumented, into internment camps. Fast-forward 75 years, and Arab and Muslim Americans are facing discrimination in ways that resonate with the memories of Japanese-Americans. The … Continued
SOURCE: NEW YORK POST BY JONATHAN S. TOBIN For months, the Trump administration has been coping with a huge problem to which it has no solution. Iran has been the big winner of the conflicts in Iraq and Syria. Its intervention in the Syrian civil war and influence over its Shia allies in Iraq has … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY JOSEPH BRAUDE As a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Task Force on Countering Terrorism and Ideology, I interviewed its co-chairman, Governor Tom Kean, as part of an effort to spread the message of the report to an Arab audience. It was published in Majalla, Saudi Arabia’s flagship news magazine, and included an open invitation … Continued
SOURCE: SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND BY RAY HANANIA Kennedy will respect Arabs, Muslims as Illinois governor Illinois gubernatorial candidate Christopher Kennedy told a gathering of influential Arab and Muslim community activists Saturday that he would defend their rights as Americans and respect their cultural and religious identities. Kennedy said when his family immigrated to America, they faced … Continued
Former president issues scathing criticism of US foreign policy, says Netanyahu has no intention of reaching two-state solution SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY AP ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter offered a damning indictment of US foreign policy and domestic affairs Tuesday, saying he had little faith US President Donald Trump could make … Continued
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