Debunking the myths
Jerome Slater’s new “Mythologies Without End” is an indispensable, compelling guide to the truths behind the myths in Israel, Palestine and the Mideast. BY JAMES NORTH JANUARY 7, 2021 YITZHAK […]
Why it’s time for a political party to serve all Israelis
Author YOSSI MEKELBERG January 09, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/pqzvb As the Israeli political system steps up a gear in preparation for the 24th Knesset election, there is at last an increased recognition of the importance of the Palestinian-Israeli vote, even among the Jewish-Zionist parties. This is due to the impressive […]
An Army Like No Other – by Haim Bresheeth-Zabner
Israel’s military identity A disillusioned Israeli veteran questions the role of the defence forces in shaping his country Mehul Srivastava DECEMBER 14 2020 If fighting for your country earns you […]
Netanyahu should treat Arabs better if he wants their votes
Author RAY HANANIA January 07, 2021 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the quintessential politician and he knows better than most how to manage and manipulate public opinion to his advantage. (AFP) […]
2021: Palestine’s chance of fighting back
Jan 05,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD 2020 will go down in history as the year that terminated the American-sponsored “peace process”. While 2021 will not reverse the monumental […]
Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers
Human rights groups accuse Israel of dodging obligations to millions in occupied territories who may wait months for vaccination Vaccinations in progress in Ashdod, Israel last month. Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters […]
Israel wants to deport me from my city of birth
Salah Hammouri The Electronic Intifada 11 November 2020 Salah Hammouri and Elsa Lefort in Lifta, a Palestinian village near Jerusalem that was depopulated by Zionist forces in 1948. (Photograph courtesy […]
600 $ for you, 500 million $ for Israel
$500m to Israel in midst of Covid relief bill sparks ire BY JAMES NORTH AND PHILIP WEISS DECEMBER 21, 2020 JARED KUSHNER GETS HIS NAME ON PLAZA AT US EMBASSY […]
2020 appears to have brought real change to the Middle East
Author SIR JOHN JENKINS December 31, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/ynsv8 It is always sobering to revisit your own predictions. So, before I started writing this piece — about the region in 2020 and what we might expect in 2021 — I went back to what I wrote last year. I […]
Experts urge immediate intervention to save drying Dead Sea
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Water levels decrease between 1 and 1.5 metres a year, says expert By Maram Kayed […]
Israel, UAE collaborating to eliminate UNRWA – report
In doing so, Abu Dhabi would be rallying to a long-standing demand from Israel, insisting for years that UNRWA is obstructing peace. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 27, 2020 Israel and […]
“Everyone has a dream. Not just one dream – dreams. Everyone has a story.”
by Chelli Stanley, USA “Everyone has a dream. Not just one dream – dreams. Everyone has a story.” So begins Alaa Jaber from Hebron, Palestine. Though his story is profound, rich, multi-layered, real, it is one that is rarely heard in the West. Why? The clarifying truths he shares can […]
Putting a price on normalization with Israel
BY BATU COŞKUN OP-ED DEC 25, 2020 White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference in Jerusalem, Dec. 21, 2020. (AP […]
It’s easy to criticize Abbas for Palestinian failures but the true blame lies with the extremists
Author RAY HANANIA December 23, 2020 President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting of in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/22rcq Since the death of Yasser […]
Israeli envoys, Jared Kushner visit Morocco after establishing relations
US presidential advisor Jared Kushner (L) and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat arriving in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2nqs Israeli delegation led by Led by […]
Israeli Jew who emigrated from Turkey decades ago keeps hometown’s culture alive
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL DIASPORA DEC 18, 2020 Eli Gezici works in his kebab shop in West Jerusalem, Israel, Dec. 17, 2020. (AA Photo) Eli Gezici immigrated to […]
Israel cannot hide from ICC war crimes probe
Author RAY HANANIA December 17, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/54v7m The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week issued a scathing report that concluded there is sufficient basis to […]
Political realism in shaping Biden’s Middle East Policy
Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There are many issues that will impose themselves on the agenda of the incoming Biden Presidency. The strategy to counter China […]
Analysis | To Normalize Ties With Israel, Saudi Crown Prince Must Placate His Father – and Biden
While the king sees his realm as the guardian of the whole Arab world, his son backs a Saudi-first approach. This debate will be key in relations with Israel, Iran […]
No alternative to UNRWA, no renunciation of its mandate — FM of Jordan
Safadi, Lazzarini review int’l partners’ efforts towards bridging refugee agency’s deficit By JT – Dec 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, along with UNRWA […]