September 11, 2020

Jewish, pro-Israel groups applaud agreement between Israel and Bahrain

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with King Hamed bin Issa of Bahrain during their bilateral meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 21, 2017. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead. by Jackson Richman (JNS) […]
September 9, 2020

Sidelined by Stubbornness: More than a Missed Opportunity for the Palestinians

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. Security Council concerning details of the Mideast peace plan put forth by the United States on Feb. 11, 2020. Credit: Eskinder Debebe/U.N. Photo. by Jonathan Tobin (JNS) — If you had any […]
August 25, 2020

UAE trying to reconcile with Israel while funding UNRWA’s anti-Jewish Palestinian curriculum

by David Bedein The United Arab Emirates’ revolutionary recognition of Israel is now a fact of life.  At the same time, UAE pours $51 million per year, with no strings attached, into the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine […]
August 23, 2020

Does the Israel-UAE agreement truly end the Palestinian veto over Israeli-Arab relations?

U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by White House senior advisers, delivers a statement announcing the agreement of full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 13, 2020. Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House. by Caroline […]
August 15, 2020

The Historic Significance of the UAE-Israel Deal

A view of Dubai at night. Credit: enjoytheworld/Pixabay. by Robin Rowan (Church4Israel) — The Israel-United Arab Emirates Peace Accord is a Game Changer for Peace in the Middle East. This is full diplomatic relations with an important Arab nation, the […]
August 14, 2020

Historic Israel-UAE deal could be just the beginning

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Oman’s Sultan Qaboos in the Omani capital of Muscat, Oct. 26, 2018. Credit: GPO. by Israel Kasnett (JNS) — A joint statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and […]
July 28, 2020

Could a Palestinian Authority collapse bring a better life for Palestinians?

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas during a tour in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 15, 2020. Photo by Flash90. by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) — Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s release of the “Peace to Prosperity” Mideast […]
July 5, 2020

Reality Check: Israeli sovereignty benefits deterrence, pro-U.S. Arab countries

by Yoram Ettinger (JNS) — The suggestion that the application of  Israeli law to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria would severely undermine Israeli interests, jeopardize Israel’s peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt and Israel’s overall ties […]
July 1, 2020

U.S. peace proposal based on Oslo Accords — which the PLO never ratified

by David Bedein The United States peace plan of 2020, offered by U..S. President Donald Trump, cannot be understood without noting that it openly continues the Oslo Accord of 1993, never ratified by the PLO. That accord was based on […]
June 26, 2020

Pursuing Prosperity Pushes Politics to Side for Israelis, Palestinians

Photo taken at the inaugural Israeli-Palestinian economic conference in 2019 in Jerusalem. Birmingham’s Heather Johnston is center. Avi Zimmerman is far left. by Richard Friedman  As I write this, I am beaming. I just got off an amazing webinar — […]
June 24, 2020

Ask the White House: Has The Trump Plan Been Hijacked?

by David Bedein The “Trump Plan,” launched last January, imposed unprecedented requirements upon the Palestine Liberation Organization, as a “predicate” for the PLO to gain state recognition. Such requirements distinguish this U.S. administration from all earlier American governments, which made […]