Posts Tagged: Trump Middle East
A Delicate Dance Between Israel and Russia in Syria
JNS.org - Israel got an earful from Russia after allegedly bombing a joint Russian-Iranian base in the Homs province of Syria early on Monday. Iran has publicized...
Report: US Peace Plan to Include Eastern Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump’s Israel-Palestinian peace plan will call for an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital, the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper...
The Trump Peace Plan for Israel Won’t Work
President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel occurred against the backdrop of his ambition to devise a comprehensive peace proposal...
Time Is Ticking for Trump in Afghanistan
As President Trump wrestles with America's role in Afghanistan, he should first decide what our objectives are today, compared to what we wanted immediately after...
Could the Mideast Use Some ‘Trumpification’?
Germany’s foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel, recently spoke out against what he called the “Trumpification” of the Middle East. “The recent massive arms deals President Trump made...
Trouble Among America’s Gulf Allies
In recent weeks, governments on the Arabian Peninsula have been having a diplomatic brawl. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (together with Egypt...
Trump Touts Success of Overseas Trip as He Returns to Washington
President Donald Trump couldn't return home from his first foreign trip without taking a quick victory lap. But even as he touted the successes of his...
Trump’s Saudi Speech: A Mixed Bag, But Pretty Good
While in Riyadh, on the first stop of his tri-monotheism tour that will also take him to Jerusalem and Rome, Donald Trump gave a major speech on...
Mahmoud Abbas Is Personally Responsible for Salaries to Terrorists
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer noted that President Donald Trump brought up the issue of Palestinians paying salaries to terrorists in his meeting this week with...
