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Benjamin D. Reich

Feb 7, 2025, 6:58 PM

President Trump is speaking Arabic

Trump’s announcement on his plan to evacuate all Palestinians out of Gaza for the sake of rebuilding the Gaza Strip is a long overdue overhaul of Israeli-Palestinian negotiation tactics. What exactly is this historic but simple shift in approach to...

Jan 22, 2025, 4:09 AM

Trump Should Immediately Appoint an Abraham Accords Ambassador

On his first day back in office, President Trump demonstrated an unwavering commitment to reshaping U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, particularly in support of Israel. By signing executive orders to reimpose sanctions on the International Criminal Court...

Shawn Zelig Aster

Jan 13, 2025, 12:36 PM

Why a map caused an outbreak of ‘historo-phobia’

An illustration showing the boundaries of the biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah in 928 BC, published by the Israel Arabic account on X on January 6, 2025. (Israel Arabic via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Emirati and Jordanian anger over a map showing ancient Israelite control of Transjordan suggests a phobia of pre-Islamic history

James M. Dorsey

Jan 1, 2025, 9:04 PM

Saudi Arabia balances ‘tolerance’ with support for ultra-conservatives

Once viewed as a breeder of religious extremism, Saudi Arabia earned brownie points as the international community sighed a sigh of relief when Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, substantially reduced global funding of ultra-conservative strands of...

Dec 21, 2024, 12:44 AM

Israeli AutoTech and Expanding the Abraham Accords

Driving Towards Normalization: How the Israeli AutoTech Sector Can Fast Track a Deal with Saudi Arabia Eight years ago, President-Elect Donald Trump tasked a 39-year-old investment banker with no prior diplomatic experience to undertake what many in the media and...

Dec 18, 2024, 9:29 PM

The Israeli-Syrian win-win – inviting Ahmed al-Sharaa to Jerusalem

Israel has mixed sentiments about the fall of the Assad Regime. The disintegration of Iran's so-called 'Axis of Resistance' is warmly welcomed, in particular the disruption of the IRGC supply chain to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The opportunity to destroy the...

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Dec 3, 2024, 12:59 PM

Gulf countries talk like Iran, act like Israel

A handout photo released by the press office of the Emir of Kuwait Diwan shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud attending the 45th Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Kuwait City of December 1, 2024. (Emir of Kuwait Diwan / AFP)

The GCC rhetoric on Israel masks its true aims to decouple Syria's Assad and the Islamic Republic and declaw Hezbollah in Lebanon

Andy Blumenthal

Dec 1, 2024, 1:44 AM

No Jew Left Behind

Today, Rabbi Schneur Kaplan of the Downtown Jewish Center Chabad in Fort Lauderdale spoke about the tragic murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, of blessed memory, in Dubai. Rabbi Kaplan emphasized the global presence of Chabad shluchim (emissaries) like Kogan, who...

Nov 28, 2024, 8:01 AM

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A Chabad emissary is dead. Rabbi Zvi Kogan was serving in the United Arab Emirates when he was kidnapped and murdered in an alleged terrorist action. This news is tragic. But, unfortunately, this senseless murder is just another example...

Nov 24, 2024, 9:42 PM

Rabbi Kogan’s murder, a catalyst for better Chabad security

Rabbi Zvi Kogan HY"D (Courtesy: Chabad)

Rabbi Zvi Kogan’s murder in the United Arab Emirates is a stark, tragic reminder of the incessant, daily, security-related challenges facing Chabad Lubavitch institutions around the world today. This tragedy highlights that need for serious security considerations for Chabad,...

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