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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 […]
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 […]
Israeli Army Chief: Preparing to Strike Iran’s Nuclear Program ‘is a Duty’
Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi said Monday a strike on Iran was becoming more likely as talks on its nuclear program stall and “disappointment” over Arab-US talks in Jeddah, The New Arab reported, citing Israeli […]
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’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. […]
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 […]
Israel’s Lapid: Biden Will Carry ‘Message of Peace and Hope’ to Saudi Arabia
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday that US President Joe Biden will carry a “message of peace and hope” to Saudi Arabia, Anadolu reports. Biden is scheduled to arrive in Israel this week as […]
Israel Wants Muslim Pilgrims to Travel Direct from Tel Aviv to Saudi Arabia
Israel’s regional cooperation minister said today that he had asked Saudi Arabia to admit direct flights from Tel Aviv for Muslim pilgrims, pointing to a possible new accommodation by Riyadh ahead of next week’s visit […]
WSJ Reveals US Held Secret Meeting With Israeli, Arab Military Chiefs
For the first time, an Israeli army chief held talks with his Arab counterparts, including representatives from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Wall Street Journal […]
First Gaza Hajj Delegation to Mecca Leaves Besieged Strip (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The first delegation of Palestinian pilgrims left Gaza on Tuesday, June 21. Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the Strip Mahmoud Ajjour talked to some of the pilgrims as they were about […]
Hundreds of Palestinian Pilgrims Leave Gaza to Perform Umrah (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A group of Palestinian pilgrims left the besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday to perform Umrah, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Unlike Hajj, which occurs in accordance with the Islamic lunar […]
Mohammed Bin Salman Says Israel Can Be Saudi Arabia’s ‘Potential Ally’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has called Israel a “potential ally” and said in a wide-ranging interview with The Atlantic which was published on Thursday. The Saudi de facto leader, 36, also called the […]
Saudi FM: Rapprochement with Israel after Solving Palestinian Issue
Saudi Foreign Minister said on Monday that any rapprochement with Israel will come after reaching a just solution to the Palestinian cause, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The priority now is to find an arrangement so […]
In First, Israel Joins US-Led ‘IMX’ Naval Exercise in Red Sea
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Israeli Navy is currently taking part in a massive US-led naval exercise which was launched on Monday, January 31, in the Red Sea, Israeli media reported. According to the […]
Rashid’s Scorcher Keeps Palestine’s Hopes Alive In The FIFA Arab Cup 2021 (VIDEOS)
By Sammy Baroud The 10th Installment of The FIFA Arab Cup is underway in Qatar. Coming off of a convincing 5-1 win against The Comoros, Palestine (PLE ranked 98 in the world) kicked off their […]
Saudi Foreign Minister: Palestinian State is Precondition for Normalization with Israel
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud said in an interview with the Al-Hadath news channel on Sunday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the Kingdom’s precondition for the normalisation of […]
Pompeo Reveals Saudi Conditions to Normalize Ties with Israel
Former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, revealed in an interview with The Telegraph on Saturday that Saudi Arabia wants the US to adopt a tougher stance against Iran in order to normalize its ties […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Seeks to Suspend US Arms Sales to Israel, Saudi Arabia
The United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has reportedly presented an amendment to the US defense budget bill. If agreed, the amendment will block the transfer of $735 million worth of Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munitions […]
Saudi Court Sentences 83-Year-Old Hamas Leader to 15 Years in Prison
A former Hamas representative in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Saudi criminal court on Sunday. Mohammed Al-Khudari was charged with “supporting Hamas”, his brother Abdel-Majed al-Khudari told Anadolu Agency, […]
Hunting in Yemen: The Grotesque War
By Kathy Kelly Since March 29, in Washington, D.C., Iman Saleh, age 26, has been on a hunger strike to demand an end to the war in Yemen. She is joined by five others from […]
Saudi FM: Normalization with Israel Would Bring Region ‘Tremendous Benefit’ (VIDEO)
Normalization with Israel would bring “tremendous benefit” to the region, the Saudi foreign minister has said, but such an accord with the kingdom would depend on progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Under the “Abraham […]
Netanyahu Promises Direct Flights to Saudi Arabia if Reelected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to bring about direct flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia if reelected on March 23. “I’m going to bring you direct flights from Tel Aviv to Mecca,” Netanyahu […]
Pompeo Claims ‘Many’ in Saudi Arabia Want Normalization with Israel
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said “many” people in Saudi Arabia want normalized relations with Israel, voicing hope the kingdom will join the Abraham Accords agreed during Donald Trump’s administration. Pompeo, who served […]
At Global Day of Action, Rep. Khanna Renews Support for War Powers Resolution to End War in Yemen
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) renewed on Monday his support for introducing a War Powers Resolution with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) aimed at stopping the war in Yemen. The bombings in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia […]
About Suffering: A Massacre of the Innocents in Yemen
By Kathy Kelly In 1565, Pieter Bruegel the Elder created “The Massacre of the Innocents,” a provocative masterpiece of religious art. The painting reworks a biblical narrative about King Herod’s order to slaughter all newborn boys in Bethlehem for fear […]
Report: Saudi Arabia Cancels Mossad Chief’s Visit
Saudi Arabia has abruptly canceled the visit of an Israeli official last week, presumed to be the Mossad head. This came after Israel disclosed information about the secret meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and […]
Senior US Official: Saudi Arabia to Allow Israeli Commercial Flights to Use Its Airspace
Saudi Arabia will allow Israeli airliners to use its airspace after talks on Monday between the country’s officials and a team headed by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, a senior Trump official cited by […]
The Assassin’s Creed: Murder as Israeli State Policy
By Jeremy Salt “If our dreams for Zionism are not to end in the smoke of assassins’ pistols and our labor for its future to produce only a new set of gangsters worthy of Nazi […]
Despite Saudi Denial, Israeli Minister Congratulates Netanyahu over ‘Semi-Official’ Meeting with MBS
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first-ever known meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Neom, a claim denied by Riyadh. Speaking on Israel’s Army […]