SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES BY: NABIH BULOS, TRACY WILKINSON BEIRUT — As the Biden administration takes steps toward a renewed detente with Tehran, some of Washington’s Arab allies in the Middle East — who opposed the landmark multinational 2015 nuclear deal with Iran — look with mounting unease at the U.S. return to Obama-era policies following … Continued
By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer I’m sick to my stomach, which is aching badly. I just barely through looking at the photos that I gathered for possible inclusion in this article. The photos of the Central American children who have been separated from their parents at the border with Mexico, mostly in Texas, are … Continued
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
SOURCE: RT.COM BY: MIKHAIL KHODARENOK While the US envisages a new military alliance as a tool to counter potential threats from Iran towards the Gulf monarchies and the Middle East, there are a number of obstacles in the way of creating an Arab military bloc. According to Defense News, an Arab NATO would consist of … Continued
SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: KRISHNADEV CALAMUR When President Donald Trump said on Twitter this weekend that the United States had ended “the ridiculous” $230 million in civilian funds it provides for Syria, he seemed keen to emphasize the savings to the U.S. He did not add that the United States will continue spending billions of … Continued
SOURCE: THE INTERCEPT BY: HENRIETTE CHACAR BASHAR MASALHA LAY subdued on a strip of grass along the beachfront promenade of Jaffa, Israel, the ancient Mediterranean port that was swallowed up by the development of Tel Aviv. The injured Masalha was under the gun of an Israeli volunteer police officer. Onlookers cheered the officer on, urging him … Continued
SOURCE: PALESTINE SQUARE BY: KHELIL BOUARROUJ As part of Donald Trump’s “America First” campaign, he pledged to substantially cut foreign aid. As a result of this campaign promise, during the first year of his presidency, foreign aid declined to $23 billion from $49b in 2016, and 2018 is on trend to be roughly $10b less than 2017. This has meant … Continued
SOURCE: WAFA DUBLIN, April 10, 2018 (WAFA) – The Lord Mayor of Dublin Mícheál Mac Donncha Ardmhéara said on Monday that United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a backward step and a severe setback for peace. Ardmhéara made this remark upon his travel to Ramallah at the invitation of the Palestinian Authority … Continued
Demonstrators wave Syrian flags and chant anti-American slogans at Haifa rally organized by Hadash party SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL Waving Syrian flags and chanting anti-American slogans, several hundred Arab Israelis demonstrated in Haifa Saturday evening against Washington-led missile strikes on Assad regime targets. The demonstration began in front of the US consulate. Participants also … Continued
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