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5 Reasons Why Trump Is Moving Towards War With Iran

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

Why Iran Won’t Bring the Israelis and Arabs Together

By: Yousef Munayyer Source: Foreign Affairs The “outside-in” approach is all the rage in Middle East peace process circles. The idea is that the threat of an increasingly assertive Iran will bring Israel and influential Gulf Arab states together, creating a chance of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Indeed, today, as the long-simmering tensions between Gulf … Continued

Will Trump move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem?

By ANDREW HANNA and YOUSEF SABA POLITICO Donald Trump wasn’t the first winning candidate to call for moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, but unlike previous presidents, he just might keep his promise. Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush made similar pledges during their campaigns, only to backpedal once in the Oval Office — … Continued

Video: Why is Obama freeing Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard now?

Earlier this week, the Obama administration decided not to oppose the release on parole of Jonathan Pollard, an American arrested in 1985 and sentenced to life in prison for spying for Israel. He will go free in November. Pollard’s release, long demanded by Israel, has been staunchly opposed, almost unanimously, by the US political-military establishment. … Continued

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