Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect modern Jerusalem and its […]
The Ilhan Omar anti-Semitism controversy, explained
Source: Vox By Zack Beauchamp The long-simmering controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s heated language on Israel has reached a boiling point — with House Democrats weighing a plan to vote […]
Iran lawyer convicted after defending women protesters
Source: Associated Press By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarves for women […]
Kushner’s gamble in the Middle East
NAGEHAN ALÇI@Nagehanalci Published01.03.2019 23:45 White House senior advisers Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, rapper Kanye West and others to discuss criminal justice […]
Behind Netanyahu’s Deal with the Racist Right—and How the Opposition United Against Him
Source: The New Yorker By Bernard Avishai The late Israeli statesman Abba Eban once said, “History teaches that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” Late last Wednesday […]
Israel’s Election Shows How Dead the Two-State Solution Really Is
Source: The New York Times By Shmuel Rosner Electoral posters of former Israeli chief of staff Benny Gantz lying on the floor, with a caption reading in Hebrew “Follow me,” following […]
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, pending hearing
By Oren Liebermann and Andrew Carey, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust arising from three separate corruption investigations, […]
Netanyahu Sparks Outrage Over Pact With Racist Party
Source: The New York Times By David M. Halbfinger JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made something of an art form of cutting deals with small Israeli political parties, […]
New attempts to impose ‘regional settlement’
Feb 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – AMER AL SABAILEH Heading into the final year of his first term in office, US President Donald Trump will be pursuing a regional settlement […]
I did it for my daughter, says woman arrested for headscarf protest in Iran
Source: Reuters BY Emily Wither (Reuters) – Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised […]
It’s Christian politics, not AIPAC money, that explains American support for Israel
Source: The Washington Post By Sam Goldman Why do so many American politicians, from state legislators and governors to members of Congress to presidents, express such passionate support for the State of Israel? Rep. Ilhan Omar […]
My Father Faces the Death Penalty. This Is Justice in Saudi Arabia.
Source: The New York Times By Abdullah Alaoudh Despite the claims of Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his enablers, Saudi Arabia is not rolling back the hard-line religious establishment. Instead, the kingdom […]
Turkey seeks 1,112 suspects linked to failed coup
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 1,112 people suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric who is […]
What do the Muslims need, as they face decline of the nation-state?
The decline of the nation-state in the Middle East Source: TRT World By Dr Yakoob Ahmed, who is a PhD graduate from SOAS, University of London. An Ottoman historian, he […]
Saudi state implicated into Khashoggi killing: UN experts
Source: Australian Muslim Times By Abu Anees The UN human rights investigator Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard leading the international inquiry into the murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has obtained conclusive evidence implicating the […]
Ex-Turkish prisoner Andrew Brunson calls for release of detained Americans
Source: Politico By Eli Okun Andrew Brunson, the American pastor whose two-year detention in Turkey became a diplomatic flashpoint, on Wednesday called on the international community not to forget the […]
Can Arab Evangelicals play a bridging role?
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB Palestinian foreign ministry officials were in a quandary in recent months. Despite the strong support for the Palestinian cause around the world, […]
A view from Turkey: Lost in the Middle East
MUHITTIN ATAMAN @MuhittinAtaman Since the beginning of the Arab uprisings and revolutions in 2011, Turkey has been targeted by Western states because it has been supporting the demands of regional […]
U.S. calls on countries to take Islamic State prisoners from Syria
Source: Reuters By Lesley Wroughton, Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday called on countries to take in foreign fighters captured by America’s Kurdish allies in Syria, […]
Jews, evangelicals reach out to Sunni Gulf Arab leaders
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Against the backdrop of the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula is an interfaith conference that […]