There goes the ultimate deal
Feb 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – By Hasan Abu Nimah For US President Donald Trump to say that the Palestinians “are not looking to make peace” is not unusual. The […]
Trump tells Israel peace means compromise; US envoy under fire
By Reuters – Feb 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian demonstrators take cover during confrontations with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the occupied West Bank on Friday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday that it too would need to […]
Why we should fear the ‘Washington establishment’ figures who are pulling the strings in the Trump administration
The poor judgement of the very people who are meant to be a restraining force on Trump was shown when Tillerson made a classic blunder that may have negative results […]
Syrians with temporary US protection brace for Trump decision
By Reuters – Jan 28,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Temporary Protected Status holders Mohammad Alala and his wife Dania, both from Syria, and their two US born children Taim and Amr […]
We cannot win in Afghanistan because we do not know why we are there
Source: NY Times By Steve Coll is the author of the forthcoming “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” “The United States is not losing […]
Davos 2018: George Soros launches blistering attack on Trump – ‘The survival of our entire civilisation is at stake’
Billionaire Democrat donor argues the President has set US on course for nuclear war Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim Soros says the US president was keen to create a ‘mafia state’ […]
At Davos, President Trump sold out candidate Trump
If Steve Bannon watched the speech, he would have probably cried. By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchampzack@vox.com Jan 26, 2018, Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in […]
Blackmail will not work
Jan 25,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh It goes without saying, that we in this part of the world have been largely disappointed with the US stand regarding […]
Trump casts doubt on Middle East peace talks
US President Donald Trump has questioned whether peace talks with Israel will ever resume, blaming the Palestns. Mr Trump said Palestinians had “disrespected” the US in the wake of his […]
The Arab view: Mike Pence’s failed visit
Jan 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab The just concluded visit to the Middle East by US Vice President Mike Pence has been a failure if measured against its […]
Trump’s plan for a ‘fake Palestine’
Jan 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Donald Trump is holding Palestinian refugees hostage because their leaders have not been subservient and respectful after he awarded Israel recognition of […]
Trump will not bring Middle East peace this year – instead he is helping to make the region a crueller place
A presidency built on such weak foundations will do little to help little to help any negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and has already made things worse Robert Fisk […]
Exclusive – Trump takes hard line on immigration, rejects ‘horrible’ bipartisan plan
Reuters International This content was published on January 18, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Reuters at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 17, […]
NATO says wasn’t consulted before announcement of YPG army, understands Turkey’s concerns
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said late Tuesday that the organization wasn’t consulted before the U.S. announced its plans to form […]
Trump to cut millions from UN agency for Palestinian refugees – officials
US officials say only $60m of $125m for UN Relief and Works Agency likely as compromise between Mattis and Tillerson and hardline UN ambassador Haley Analysis: funding threat is even […]
New Der SPIEGEL Cover explained The Age of Fire and Fury
Humanity as a whole is being set back just because of one single Person. Where is the world supposed to start again if it manages to survive Donald Trump? […]
Trump’s new sanctions ‘a blow and a warning to Iranian regime’
JEDDAH: Tough new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on 14 Iranian individuals and organizations are a political blow and a warning to the regime in Tehran, a leading analyst told Arab News on Saturday. Among those targeted are the powerful politician Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, the head of Iran’s […]
Trump says he would beat Oprah if she ran for president in 2020
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published10 hours ago Oprah poses backstage at the 75th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills/ Trump concludes his remarks at the American Farm Bureau Federation […]
Palestinians face more suffering with Trump’s threat to aid cut
YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ @yusufsinanc Istanbul A Palestinian man and his son warm themselves during cold, rainy weather in a slum on the outskirts of the Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 5. The people of Palestine, who have been victimized by regional competitions between different actors, now face […]
The American Void: Time for Germany to Learn to Lead
Washington’s move to abandon its global leadership role marks the end of Germany’s foreign policy innocence. Berlin will soon be faced with difficult choices that could dent its moral standing. By Christiane Hoffmann DPA U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel January 05, 2018 10:11 AM It […]