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May 17, 2025, 11:50 PM

Is Trump Deliberately Avoiding Netanyahu?

Since taking office in January 2025, Donald Trump has not made any state visits until last week, when Air Force One touched down in Saudi Arabia as part of his first Middle Eastern trip. Rather unusually, the US president has prioritised...

May 17, 2025, 3:38 PM

Trump the Actor Is Playing the Gulf States

Since returning to office, Donald Trump’s business ties in the Middle East have grown extensively, with new projects in luxury real estate, golf courses, and especially cryptocurrency. The Trump family’s commercial empire has expanded rapidly in Saudi Arabia, Qatar,...

May 15, 2025, 4:15 PM

It’s Trump’s Middle East now

US President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before posing for a family picture with Gulf leaders during a gathering of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Israel's leaders have failed to understand who they're dealing with: The US president sees Netanyahu as an obstacle to progress

May 12, 2025, 7:01 AM

Pres. Trump: Most Israelis Trust You to Lead a Saudi Deal

Freed hostages thank Trump in the Oval Office. Credit: The White House

The rumors are flying before President Trump even boards Air Force One for Saudi Arabia: Many think he’s sure to give up on a once-in-a-generation opportunity that rests in his hands. The doubters say he won’t try for a...

Steven J. Frank

May 10, 2025, 10:31 PM

Sorry, Israel – Trump needs a win!

Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters.

Intransigent Hamas, defiant Iran and hostile Houthis are cramping the US president's style. Guess who may pay the price.

May 10, 2025, 10:30 PM

You can keep your Masada complex

Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia

In modern times, we don’t need a siege. Stiff tariffs will do. The world governments, rather than encircling the country, have cut us off. We find we are not, as we were led to believe, key to a deal...

Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

May 9, 2025, 12:00 AM

Antisemitism is building in Trumpworld

Told you so Check it out: ● The US anti-BDS Law didn't make it, thanks to MAGA Lawmakers. ● Trump closed a peace deal with the Antisemitic Houthi terrorists for a safe Suez Canal passage, leaving them the option to attack Israel...

May 8, 2025, 11:55 PM

From Ally to Afterthought: Israel’s New Role in US Policy

After months of friction with the Biden administration over Gaza and years of drift since the Abraham Accords, Donald Trump’s political return was met with extreme optimism in Jerusalem. For much of Israel’s right-wing, Biden’s criticism of the Gaza...

May 5, 2025, 5:49 AM

From Mecca to Jerusalem

From Mecca to Jerusalem: The Rising Wave of Muslims Following Jesus—and Loving Israel In a world fractured by conflict and fear, a quiet revolution is sweeping across nations. From the underground house churches of Iran to secret gatherings in Saudi...

Apr 26, 2025, 10:55 PM

We Shouldn’t Forget Auschwitz – יום השואה

I was born into a world where Auschwitz was not a lesson—it was a silence. My first language is Arabic, and yet I never heard the word Auschwitz on the lips of my fellow Arabs. Not in school. Not in the...

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