SUMMARY: The Faatah-led Palestinian authority “has hit rock bottom and is in its worst political position since the first Gulf War, said Middle East expert Ido Zelkovitz. The recent deals to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and Bahrain, have led many to conclude that the Arab-Israeli conflict has reached a significant turning point. With …
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Flying High Over Peace Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — AUGUST 16, 2020 — The truth is, I saw something coming this week, but not this. I never expected that “it” would be peace with another Arab country. “It” was the subject of speculation on a webinar I hosted this week about what was going on. But I thought “it” was something military, that would involve Israeli F35s …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Why the United Arab Emirates’ Unprecedented Annexation Warning to Israel Matters
By SETH FRANTZMAN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 15, 2020 — Israelis woke up to a potential new era on Friday, June 12, 2020, with an article by the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the US warning that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank would “upend Israeli aspirations for improved security, economic and cultural ties with the Arab world and with …
By SETH FRANTZMAN
Jordan’s West Bank Pre-Occupation
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 3, 2020 — Recent news of Jordanian threats to reconsider or even sever ties with Israel over possible plans to annex areas of Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) call for a deeper understanding of the background and issues surrounding it. Recently, King Abdullah II was quoted in a German publication, “If Israel annexed the West Bank …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Trump’s Syria Fumble Right Out of Obama’s Playbook
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
I will never forget the first time I realize that Barack Obama was clueless about the Middle East. I was traveling in the US during the 2008 campaign. An Obama commercial stuck with me like a bone in my throat. In speaking about the Middle East he said something to the effect of ‘we will withdraw our troops and end …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Israel Defense Forces and Civil Search and Rescue Teams Flown to Jordan After Flash Flooding Claims 17 People, Mostly Schoolchildren; Several Are Missing
DEAD SEA, JORDAN — October 25, 2018 — IDF and civil rescue teams have been dispatched to Jordan after a bus carrying 37 schoolchildren and seven teachers was swept away by flash floods on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea. At least 17 are dead; more than 20 were injured. Several are missing. The IDF sent helicopters and soldiers …
Yonkers City Council President Khader Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Jordan; Calls for Moment of Silence
YONKERS, NY — August 15, 2018 — Yonkers City Council President Mike Khader condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Al Fuheis, Jordan, where terrorists set off bombs at a music festival, leading to a deadly shootout with Jordanian security forces. “The attacks that occurred in Jordan over the weekend were disgusting acts of terrorism,” said Council President Khader. “As a …
Jordan Recalls Ambassador From Iran
HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY— June 17, 2018 — The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has withdrawn its ambassador from Iran Al Arabiya asserted, advising they were informed by a Jordanian source that “there is no intention to name another Jordanian envoy in Tehran at this time.” Jordan will not send a new ambassador to Iran following its “interferences in Arab affairs” and policies …
HEZI ARIS
Dr. Naseer Alomari on The Middle East on Westchester on the Level – March 21, 2013 @ 10 a.m.
Listen to internet radio with WGRN Radio on Blog Talk Radio YONKERS, NY — March 20, 2013 — The Thursday, March 21, 2013, edition of the Westchester On the Level radio program is heard on the BlogTalk Radio platform.Our guest, Dr. Naseer Alomari reviews the past week's events as they relate to The Middle East. He joins the show at 11 a.m., …
Dr. Naseer Alomari on Westchester on the Level – March 14, 2013 @ 10 a.m.
Listen to internet radio with WGRN Radio on Blog Talk Radio YONKERS, NY — March 13, 2013 — The Thursday, March 14, 2013, edition of the Westchester On the Level radio program is heard on the BlogTalk Radio platform. Every Thursday, Dr. Naseer Alomari reviews the past weeks events as they relate to The Middle East. He joins the show at …
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