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Americans Are Increasingly Critical of Israel

SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY BY: SHIBLEY TELHAMI The firing of Professor Marc Lamont Hill as a CNN contributor after his speech at a United Nations event commemorating the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People has generated considerable debate about free speech that goes beyond the case itself—what is legitimate criticism of Israel, and what constitutes … Continued

Scoop: U.S. Blocking Israel-Croatia Arms Deal

SOURCE: AXIOS The Trump administration is blocking a $500 million arms deal between Israel and Croatia, for the sale of 12 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets refurbished and upgraded by Israel, Israeli officials tell me. Why it matters: The U.S. was also fighting for the Croatia tender, and U.S. officials claimed Israel was being dishonest and … Continued

Normalization Doesn’t Advance Israeli/Palestinian Peace

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY For as long as I can recall, Israelis have sought recognition and acceptance from the Arab World without reciprocity. At times, they have made the argument that if the Arab States simply recognized them as a normal state in the Middle East then they would feel secure … Continued

3 Boys From Gaza Are Buried After Israeli Strike

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: ISABEL KERSHNER AND IYAD ABUHEWEILA JERUSALEM — Thousands of Gaza residents on Monday attended funerals of three Palestinian boys killed by an Israeli airstrike along the security fence with Israel the day before. The Israeli military said three figures had been spotted trying to sabotage the security fence and … Continued

Kuwait Excludes Firms Dealing with Israel from any Oil Work

SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST MONITOR Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has ordered the Kuwait Oil Company to review lists of qualified oil companies which have any kind of relations with Israel, the local Al-Rai paper reported. According to the Kuwaiti newspaper, sources said that this requested review would be “difficult” due to the “massive network” among global companies … Continued

Criticism of Israeli Policy in Not Anti-Semitic

BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY I was provoked to write this discussion of what is and what isn’t anti-Semitism by an article in Ha’aretz on the “controversy” created by the awarding of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to George P. Smith. According to the reporting, Dr. Smith is not only a brilliant scientist whose work … Continued

For Israel, All Carrots and No Sticks

SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM FUND BY: MOHAMED MOHAMED For Israel, All Carrots and No Sticks From presidents Truman to Trump, US administrations have never actually been an “honest broker” of peace between Palestinians and Israelis, regardless of all the rhetoric and official positions. On the contrary, the US has provided tremendous diplomatic, economic, and military support … Continued

The Mideast Beast Presents the Fill-in-the-Blank Israeli-Palestinian Conflict News Template

SOURCE: THE MIDEAST BEAST BY: BUCK DRIZZLER Are you a reporter who finds reporting the news on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict incredibly tedious and unvaried? Does it seem like every news story you write sounds the same, offering little-to-no varied perspective or alternative context? Fortunately for you, our idiot brilliant writers at The Mideast Beast have … Continued

Not All Criticism of Israel is Anti-Semitism

By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer Our right to freedom of speech has faced its obstacles throughout history, and in the recent months, we face another–the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018. The proposed bill along with the new addition of Kenneth Marcus in the Department of Education (ED) is challenging free speech on college campuses, … Continued

For Palestinians, America was Never an Honest Broker

The Trump administration’s policies don’t represent a radical shift. The White House has simply abandoned the facade of neutrality and rubber-stamped the Israeli government’s agenda. SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY BY: DALIA HATUQA For decades, Palestinian leaders have engaged in a rigged peace process, seeking to force the international community’s blueprint for a Palestinian state onto the … Continued

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