Israel pushes White House ceremony to seal Sudan normalization deal
Israel is encouraging the White House to host an official ceremony marking the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and…
U.S. notified Israel in advance about strike on Iran-backed militia facilities in Syria
The Biden administration notified Israel in advance about the airstrike against an Iranian-backed Shiite militia base on the Syrian-Iraqi border…
What to make of the Biden administration’s first overseas calls
wait a few weeks for a call, Blinken, Austin and Sullivan all held early calls with their Israeli counterparts. If…
Netanyahu’s trial resumes ahead of Israeli election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Monday, with his lawyers giving their formal response to his indictment. …
Ethical minefields: the dirty business of doing deals with Myanmar’s military
Myanmar’s transition from five decades of military rule is a work in progress. Despite the junta’s formal dissolution in 2010,…
Iran plans to resume 20% uranium enrichment
Iran announced Saturday its atomic energy agency will begin enriching uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordow nuclear facility…
Goods from West Bank settlements to be labeled “Made in Israel,” Pompeo says
After visiting a winery in the Jewish settlement of Psagot in the West Bank, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced…
How This Man Helped Stop The New Zealand Mosque Shooter | NowThis
Meet Abdul Aziz, the incredible man who chased away the New Zealand mosque shooter, potentially saving dozens of lives. »…
‘If UNRWA leaves, we won’t survive’ — Refugees brace for hard times as US ends aid
On Saturday morning, millions of Palestinian refugees woke up to the news that UNRWA, the UN agency that, for generations…
Mr. Trump, you cannot erase the Palestinian refugees
First, the Trump Administration “took Jerusalem off the table.” Now, in an especially dangerous display of recklessness, they have announced…
Palestinian anger as US ends funding for UN agency
Palestinians have reacted angrily to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of…
‘We are going to abolish this law’– Aida Touma-Sliman on Jewish nation-state law
I go to so many speeches on the Middle East that they blur, but last week I was so bowled…
‘Anti-Semitism Awareness Act’ threatens free speech
In May the benign-sounding Anti-Semitism Awareness Act appeared before the U.S Congress “to provide for consideration a definition of anti-Semitism…
Protesting fascists wherever they go
ONE WEEK after the far right was humiliatingly outnumbered at its “White Civil Rights Rally” in Washington, D.C., by thousands…