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Netanyahu Says US Should Reaffirm Commitment to Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu urged key ally the United States to reaffirm its commitment to Saudi Arabia and pledged to pursue formal Israeli ties with Riyadh for a “quantum leap” in peace, Al Arabiya […]
Weakening the ‘Unbreakable Bond’: This is why the FBI Investigation of Israel is Important
By Ramzy Baroud The recent decision by the United States Department of Justice to open an investigation into the killing, last May, of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is not a game-changer, but important […]
United States and Israel: Election Contradiction
By Alice Rothchild The predicted Republican tsunami now turned red puddle revealed that despite gerrymandering, voter suppression, and massive amounts of right-wing billionaire money and disinformation, US voters have major qualms about a MAGA […]
US Asks Netanyahu Not to Appoint Smotrich as Defense Minister
The American administration of President Joe Biden has asked Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu not to appoint Bezalel Smotrich as defense minister, Israeli media reported. According to The Times of Israel, Netanyahu cited American concerns […]
US Midterms: Three Palestinian-American Representatives Secure US Congress Seats
Three Palestinian Americans have won seats in the US Congress following the country’s midterm elections on Tuesday, The New Arab reported. Palestinian-Americans Rashida Tlaib, Ruwa Rumman, and Abdel Nasser Rashid secured their positions as congressional […]
US Urges PA, Israeli Government to Stabilize ‘Security Coordination’ in West Bank
The Biden Administration urged the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority to take steps to stabilize the security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, in an effort to stop it from deteriorating further. According to […]
Biden’s Battle for the ‘Soul of America’: On Calling out the Rising Fascism at Home but What About Abroad?
By Benay Blend On September 1, 2022, President Joe Biden delivered a speech from Independence Hall in Philadelphia, a location that holds symbolic meaning for most Americans. It is where both the Declaration of Independence […]
Biden Assures Israel that Iran Will Not Become a Nuclear Power
US President Joe Biden reiterated on Wednesday his country’s commitment to not allow Iran to become a nuclear power, Anadolu News Agency reported. In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Biden “underscored […]
Report: US Warns PA against Requesting Full UN Membership in Security Council
The administration of US President Joe Biden warned the Palestinian Authority against applying to the United Nations Security Council to accept Palestine as a full member state of the UN, Israeli media reported. A few […]
Gantz Says Israel Will Expand Cooperation with US to Face Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has announced that Israel and the US will “continue to expand cooperation in the face of Iran’s aggression,” Israeli media reported on Friday. Gantz made his remarks alongside US Central […]
US Hypocrisy and Israeli Crimes
By Ron Forthofer Many people were surprised and outraged when US President Biden recently fist bumped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. After all, as a candidate, Biden pledged to make the Saudi kingdom a […]
Israel ‘Saved Countless Lives’, Biden Says
US President Joe Biden has commended the Israeli government for defending its people and saving “countless lives” during so-called ‘Operation Breaking Dawn’ against Palestinian resistance in Gaza. Three days of continued Israeli attacks on Gaza […]
Tale of Two Murdered Journalists: Epitome of Western Hypocrisy
By Jamal Kanj Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, slain in his country’s consulate to silence his voice. American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, murdered in the streets of Palestine to stop her from reporting on Israeli occupation. […]
U.S. Interests and Pretenses in a Changing Middle East
By Chas W. Freeman (Ambassador Chas W. Freeman delivered the following remarks at a panel of the Middle East Policy Council on July 29, 2022) In June 1974, cornered by Watergate, Richard Nixon set off […]
Benny Gantz Says Israel May Strike Iran over Atomic Program
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz suggested his country could launch a strike against Iran’s nuclear program, calling it “a global problem” at a conference on Tuesday. Gantz also criticized the 2015 nuclear deal – abandoned […]
A Gratuitous Insult in Jeddah
By John Whitbeck The most quoted words from the speech which US President Joe Biden read on July 16 while seated at a table in Jeddah with the leaders of eight autocracies (the six GCC […]
Reports: PA Seeks to Replace US Sponsorship of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
The Palestinian Authority is seriously mulling over practical steps of reviving the suspended peace talks with Israel by bringing in an alternative sponsor to the US, The New Arab reported mentioning official sources and analysts. […]
A Tale of Two Killings: On the ‘Bone Deep’ Ties Between Israel and the United States
By Benay Blend “While it is of its time, specific to the political and economic circumstances of Kanafani’s era,” writes Steven Salaita in the introduction to Ghassan Kanafani’s On Zionist Literature (2022), “it speaks to […]
How Biden’s ‘Imperial All-Star Tour’ Unwittingly Undermines Zionism’s Lies
By Omar Zahzah On Wednesday, July 13, Joe Biden arrived at David Ben Gurion airport on what might be thought of as the first leg of his “Imperial All-Star” Tour of the region. The presence […]
Palestinians Rally in Besieged Gaza, Occupied West Bank against Biden’s Visit to Middle East
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip took to the streets to protest US President Joe Biden’s ongoing visit to the region. Biden, who landed in Israel […]
Palestinian Journalists Honor Shireen Abu Akleh during Biden’s Press Conference
Palestinian journalists confronted US President Joe Biden on Friday with t-shirts bearing Shireen Abu Akleh’s image during his press conference with President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, The New Arab reported. Journalists were pictured paying tribute […]
Biden Brings Palestinians Aid, No New ‘Peace Plan’
US President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled political dialogue between the two sides, Reuters […]
Biden’s Middle East Visit, and Israel’s New Shopping List
By Jamal Kanj President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle culminates months of diplomatic and military meetings between American and Israeli officials preparing Israel’s “Shopping List” for Biden’s trip. In parallel, the Administration sent several […]
Biden Defends Tel Aviv against Fellow Democrats: Israel is Not Apartheid State
US President Joe Biden has disputed charges that Israel is an “apartheid” nation, instead calling it a “democracy” and a “friend” while touting billions in additional military support. Speaking to Israel’s N12 News just before […]
Biden’s Middle East Trip: No Starvation for Oil
By Kathy Kelly President Joe Biden’s foreign policy advisors are applauding themselves for devising a “sensitive” itinerary as he plans to embark on a trip to the Middle East on July 13. In a Washington […]
Biden Heads to Israel for First Middle East Visit as US President
US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia, The New Arab reported. […]
Global Network on Palestine: Biden’s Visit to Middle East is Recipe for Violence, Not Peace
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP) said in a statement on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East is a recipe for violence, not peace. […]
Israel Hopes Biden Visit Will Lead to Common Middle East Market with Saudi Arabia
Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday he hoped the regional visit by US President Joe Biden this week will lead to a common Middle East market that includes Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. Biden […]
Rights Group: US Plans to Build Diplomatic Compound on Palestinian Land in East Jerusalem
Rights organization Adalah said on Sunday that the US is planning to build a diplomatic complex on private property confiscated from Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, Anadolu News Agency reported. In a statement, the Legal […]
Report: US Defense Firm Ends Talks to Buy Israeli NSO Spyware
A US defense contractor has abandoned talks to buy Israeli company NSO Group and its notorious Pegasus spyware technology despite backing from US intelligence officials for the purchase, according to reports on Sunday. American intelligence […]