Middle East peace
Middle East faces critical window for change as Trump’s time in office runs down
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: US and regional officials at MEAD argue Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon processes are flawed but preferable to alternatives and must be secured before Trump leaves office.
Gulf leaders are about to pass up the Iran moment - comment
Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians - opinion
Israel must take opportunity to open ties with Lebanon, Syria to confront Hezbollah - editorial
On the new Middle East: A process and its consequences
Intellectuals are the ones who tell us in their writings about “something” new, a development which is of significant proportions.
What does the US election have to do with Middle East peacemaking?
Another question that comes up in terms of US Mideast policy under a reelected Trump is whether the administration would abandon the Palestinian issue completely or try to renew ties with Ramallah.
What do the Abraham Accords mean for Trump politically?
Even with normalization success, economy still top priority for US voters
America has fueled its freedom in Middle East
Recent American diplomacy has helped eradicate the antiquated, ill-informed, anti-Israel, Arab League policies of the past.
Global Imams Council builds bridges with all religions
The Arab world is witnessing a social evolution that is resulting in bridges of peace being built between adherents of all religions.
Did UAE, Bahrain betray Palestinians by ignoring two-states in accords?
The very territory that Israel has planned to annex and to which the Right already believes must be an integral part of sovereign Israel, remains in their eyes, Palestinian territory.
A real live split screen between Gaza rockets and UAE, Bahrain peace
It was the living embodiment of a cable news split-screen, as we glanced at the headlines popping up on our phones with trepidation, while listening to the officials on the White House’s balcony.
Israel-UAE-Bahrain normalization deal has created a new Middle East
It shows what can be achieved when countries that for over 70 years failed to find common ground, come together in a show of peace, normalization and solidarity.
Bahrain agrees to normalize relations with Israel, Trump announces
Israel is now “working toward the opening of an Israeli embassy in Bahrain,” according to a foreign ministry official.
Years in the making: Bahrain and Israel establish relations
In the last few years, Bahrain’s former foreign minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa tweeted his support for Israel’s military operation to expose and destroy Hezbollah’s cross-border tunnels.
