Members of Palestinian Hamas security forces wear protective gear as precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (Reuters) Iran and the possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA) are two threats facing Israel, according to Brigadier General Dror Shalom, head of … Read More
Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood following Israel’s military offensive in 2014. Basel Yazouri Active Stills Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi. Earlier this month, the newly established university – named after the crown prince … Read More
Ain Qana is a pretty pastoral village perched on a hillside in southern Lebanon. On 22 September a large explosion destroyed a building on the edge of the village. It was about 12 miles from the Israeli border. Reports indicated … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Oh no! A second wave has hit. Who saw this coming? “New York Eyes New Shutdown,” reads the NBC headline. Of course they do, we were sure they would. Every time there’s some hint that the pandemic … Read More
Israel retaliates with airstrikes as Palestinian armed groups in Gaza reject normalization and weigh their next moves. Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli airstrike in the Khan Yunis town of the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2020. … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, “No, no, no,” said former Secretary of State (under Obama) John Kerry. If some one thought it would be possible to make peace between Israel and other Arab nations without first satisfying the demands of the Palestinians, … Read More
Last month, the Palestinian leadership issued a similar response to the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY) The Palestinian Authority leadership on Friday strongly condemned and … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, It’s a day we’ll never forget. But at least we had an identifiable enemy to track down. Nineteen years ago we got a mighty serious wake-up call. We had no choice but to come to grips with … Read More
Deal comes after a similar agreement with United Arab Emirates just last month President Trump on Friday announced that Bahrain has agreed to normalize relations with Israel, another diplomatic win for the president coming after a similar agreement with the United … Read More
The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, expected to be signed within the next two weeks in Washington, D.C., will be a “treaty of peace” with the same legal and diplomatic status as peace agreements Israel has previously … Read More