December 16, 2020

Netanyahu or not, reshuffling Israel’s politics still means “no” to two states

Gideon Sa’ar leaving Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv on Dec. 18, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — Perhaps Gideon Sa’ar is the man who will finally put an end to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
December 15, 2020

Will Ashrawi’s resignation pave way for Palestinian leaders to admit defeat?

Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi in her office in Ramallah, Jan. 31, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. by Nave Dromi (JNS) — Hanan Ashrawi finally accepted defeat. For many decades, the most seemingly palatable face of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the […]
November 28, 2020

UAE and Israel: A partnership that can help the world

by Sabah al-Binali (JNS) — News of the Abraham Accords normalizing diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has been greeted with enthusiasm across Emirati society. The positive attitude is being led from the top. One striking example […]
November 11, 2020

Praying Around the Potholes on the Road to Middle East Peace

A Jordanian car next to an Israeli bus in Jerusalem by Jonathan Feldstein Despite decades of working and interacting with Christians whose love and support for Israel is strong and unconditional, I am still not used to it when people […]
November 6, 2020

Harris: Biden administration will reverse several Trump policies on Palestinians

Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in October 2020. Source: Kamala Harris via Facebook. (JNS) — Vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said a potential Biden administration would reverse several moves by the Trump administration regarding the […]
October 9, 2020

Saudis on delegitimization campaign against Abbas, Palestinian Authority

By Baruch Yedid (TPS) — In the third and final part of a series of interviews given by Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan to Al-Arabiya, the senior Saudi official criticized the Palestinian leadership as part of what is now perceived […]
October 9, 2020

Commentary: Israel, UAE, Bahrain: Big Deal?

by Larry Brook When I was in elementary school, a local computer company had a conference room that didn’t really look like a formal conference room, with its 1970s vibe. A plaque on the door said “Big Deal Room.” Back […]
September 26, 2020

Egg on Face: John Kerry Personifies Failure in Middle East Peace

by Mitchell Bard It was no surprise that most of the Arabists and famous peace processors were silent following the landmark peace agreements signed between Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE. Besides not wanting to give the Trump administration any credit […]
September 21, 2020

PA stunned as Qatar accepts Trump framework for Israel-Palestinian solution

by Baruch Yedid (TPS) — The level of concern is rising in Ramallah after Qatar accepted the American Deal of the Century as a basis for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A joint statement by the United States and Qatar on […]
September 17, 2020

Abraham Accords expose hidden truths, may bring healing to fractured Jewish-Arab family

U.S. President Donald Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani sign the Abraham Accords on the […]
September 15, 2020

No matter what Israel does in the territories, Palestinians unite, threaten a Third Intifada

by Steven Emerson The Investigative Project on Terrorism Whether Israel’s government considers pursuing sovereignty in parts of the territories or decides against it, Palestinian factions of all stripes seem to find any justification to threaten violence against the Jewish state. […]