Tag Archives: sovereignty

The Israel-UAE treaty: is it good for Israel or bad?

Posted on 19 August 2020 by anneinpt

I have been very much in two minds about the Israel-Emirates peace treaty which was announced last week. On the one hand it is indeed a very good thing, one less enemy in the Arab world and indeed one more … Continue reading →

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President Trump recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights

Posted on 26 March 2019 by anneinpt

In contrast to the bad news coming out of the south, we have excellent news from America (via Suzanne), a game-changer in the Middle East: On Monday evening, while Binyamin Netanyahu was in town for the AIPAC conference, President Trump … Continue reading →

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Tisha B’Av: the centrality of the Temple Mount

Posted on 1 August 2017 by anneinpt

The fast of Tisha B’Av is over halfway gone now (Israel time) and we start to emerge from our deep mourning into a more reflective stance. Here are some interesting articles, pictures and videos in the spirit of the day … Continue reading →

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Spiral of violence over Temple Mount security measures

Posted on 20 July 2017 by anneinpt

Middle East pundits like to talk about the cycle of violence in the region, particularly in relation to the Israel-Palestinians conflict. But the truth is that the violence is not a cycle, it is a spiral, prodded and pushed and … Continue reading →

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The Trump-Netanyahu Summit – a mutual admiration society

Posted on 16 February 2017 by anneinpt

Binyamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump yesterday in a widely anticipated and well-publicised summit, and though I missed the broadcast, my other half summed it up well in describing it as a mutual admiration society. While others might not go … Continue reading →

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The settlements bill and judicial overreach

Posted on 8 February 2017 by anneinpt

The destruction of Amona was the price that the Israeli settlement enterprise agreed to pay in order to legalise and regulate the status of all the other settlements and outposts. The deal was a kind of plea bargain for want … Continue reading →

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