Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 September 2020

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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

Trump announces deal between Bahrain, Israel to normalize relations in push for Mideast peace

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

Israel and UAE agreement to be signed in Washington will be designated as “peace treaty”

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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

Israel-UAE deal: Will Jordan’s custodianship of the Al-Aqsa Mosque be affected?

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An ambiguously phrased statement has left Jordan guessing whether its custody of Jerusalem’s Muslim and Christian religious sites is under threat. A Palestinian Muslim man leaves after performing the Friday prayer in occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on 21 … Read More

Israel holding secret talks with some Arab states, says Netanyahu

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Israel is in secret talks with several Arab states on establishing ties, in addition to its US-backed deal struck with the UAE, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, AFP reported. “There are many more unpublicized meetings with Arab and Muslim leaders to … Read More

China: America’s hidden target in Trump’s ‘historic’ Israel-UAE deal?

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The alliance has been positioned as America buttressing its two allies against the ambitions of Iran and Turkey, but sceptics spy a quid pro quo US wants Arab-Israeli support in countering Beijing’s influence over supply routes seen as a ‘life … Read More

EU seeking to renew high-profile meetings with Israel

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European foreign ministers seeking to reinstate annual meeting of EU-Israel Association Council after Israel suspends sovereignty plan. European Union flag Several European foreign ministers are seeking to reinstate the annual high-profile meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council, after Israel suspended … Read More

Iran, Hamas and Islamic Jihad call for ‘uprising’ after UAE-Israel deal

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A PIJ rep said that the “Zionist regime… will remain an enemy” and that its destiny “is destruction and decay, and whoever has a relationship with it will be transferred to the dustbin of history.” Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of … Read More

Israel Suspends West Bank Annexation in Deal to Normalize Relations With the UAE

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Annexation still on the table, Netanyahu says, but the U.S. asked Israel to ‘temporarily postpone’ applying sovereignty to parts of West Bank in order to advance the peace agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands … Read More

Trump announces ‘Historic Peace Agreement’ between Israel, UAE

United Arab Emirates and Israel agree to ‘full normalization’ of diplomatic relations, Trump announces. President Trump on Thursday announced what he called a “Historic Peace Agreement” between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, saying they agreed to “full normalization of relations.” “HUGE … Read More

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