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Good News Friday
After the terrible events of last week we are in need of a Good News Friday post more than ever. Let’s start with some great news from the Arab Emirates of all places. Israelis have become used to being banned … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Israel news, support Israel
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Alibaba, Arab Israelis, Binyamin Netanyahu, gold medal, Good News Friday, Gulf States, IDF, Jack Ma, Judo, Oman, support Israel
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The US withdraws from the Iran Deal; Israel’s northern border hots up
Few Middle East watchers, particularly Israelis, were surprised when President Donald Trump made his announcement on Tuesday that the US was withdrawing from the JCPOA, otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. What was particularly gratifying for Israel however was … Continue reading
Posted in Defence and Military, International relations, Iran, Mideast news
Tagged Donald Trump, Golan, Gulf States, IDF, Iran, JCPOA, missiles, nuclear deal, rockets, support Israel, Syria
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Good News Friday
The week has gone by without any postings from me for which my apologies. I will blame it on Pesach cleaning and other pressures, though I am trying to lighten my blogging load (in case you hadn’t noticed!). However I … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Iran, Israel news, Mideast news, support Israel
Tagged Donald Trump, Good News Friday, Gulf States, hiking, Iran, Mike Pompeo, Miriam Peretz, Nabateans, Petra, Rex Tillerson, Saudi Arabia
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What on earth happened between Qatar and the Arab states?
The news out of Qatar and the Gulf had us all (well, me at least) scratching our heads in mystification. What suddenly triggered the break between Saudi Arabia and Qatar? Did they only NOW discover that Qatar has been harbouring … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Donald Trump, Gulf States, Hamas, Iran, ISIS, Middle-East politics, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, terrorists
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Arabs overturning their own preconceptions about Israel
There’s plenty of bad news out there which I will get to in a subsequent post, but for now, here’s some more good news from our Arab neighbours. (All emphases are added by me). Abdallah Al-Hadlaq, a Kuwaiti columnist wrote … Continue reading
Foreign reactions to the Iran deal
The capitulation to Iran by the Obama Administration and the P5+1 has affected of course not only Israel but many other countries, for better or for worse. Let’s hear what they have to say. In news that’s not really surprising … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Iran, Mideast news
Tagged anti-Israel, Canada, France, Gulf States, Iran, nuclear deal, Obama, Philip Hammond, pro-Israel, Russia, US-Israel relationship
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