Posts Tagged: Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Gaza Health Ministry Revises War Death Toll, Removes Nearly 2,000 Names
i24 News - The Gaza Health Ministry has revised its official war casualty count, removing 1,852 names from the death toll since October. This adjustment brings...
Israeli Arab Party Leader Abbas Dismisses Charge of ‘Apartheid’ State: ‘Our Fate Here Is to Live Together’
Israeli Arab leader Mansour Abbas — head of the Islamic Ra’am party, which last year joined the country’s governing coalition — said he would not...
Hezbollah’s Global Activities Revealed in New Interactive Map
A prominent US think tank has published a new interactive map revealing the extent of the global activities of the Iran-backed, Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. The...
The US ‘Ally’ That Protects Killers of Americans
JNS.org - At first glance, you might not think there was anything very significant about the recent trial of a little-known Muslim imam in the...
Think Tank: Iran-Backed Militias Challenging Iraqi PM’s Credibility
An expert on Iraqi security issues wrote on Wednesday that the latest rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militias are challenging the credibility of Iraq's prime minister. A rocket fired...
US Senate Confirms Appointment of David Schenker to Top State Department Middle East Post
The appointment of David Schenker to serve as assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs was confirmed by the US Senate on Wednesday with...
Kushner Hopes Israel Will Look at US Peace Plan Before Any West Bank Moves
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday he hopes Israel will take a hard look at President Donald Trump's upcoming Middle East peace proposal before...
Israeli Defense Minister: Idea of Achieving Middle East Peace Is an ‘Illusion’
The idea of achieving peace in the Middle East is an “illusion,” Israel’s defense minister said on Friday during a visit to the US. “I think...
Egypt Expert: Public Netanyahu-Sisi Meeting Likely Meant to Signal a Further Warming of Jerusalem-Cairo Ties
Monday’s public sit-down in New York City between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was a manifestation of increasingly close...
Middle East Expert: In ‘Inevitable’ Next War With Hezbollah, Israel Will Have to Cope With Tunnel Threat, Like in Last Gaza Conflict
A future war between Israel and Hezbollah is “not a matter of ‘if,’ but ‘when,’” a Middle East expert and former Pentagon official told The...
The Taylor Force Act: Putting ‘Palestine’ in Perspective
"Congress is finally considering legislation to stop the Palestinian Authority from incentivizing violence…This has to stop, and the Taylor Force Act…attempts to do that. As...
Veteran US Diplomat: At White House Meeting, Trump Must Push Abbas to End Financial Support of Palestinian Terrorists and Their Families
President Donald Trump boosted the "relevancy" of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas by inviting him to Washington for a White House meeting this week and...
Middle East Experts: Trump’s Promise to Israel That Iran Won’t Be Allowed to Get ‘Nuclear Weapons Capability’ Could Indicate Shift in US Policy
The Trump administration’s promise to Israel this week that Iran will not be allowed to get “nuclear weapons capability” could indicate a US policy shift vis-à-vis...
Lebanese Journalist: Fiery Anti-Israel Rhetoric by Hezbollah Chiefs Aimed at Shiite Base (INTERVIEW)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s bellicose anti-Israel speech over the weekend was meant to bolster his organization's standing among Lebanon’s “disillusioned” Shiite community, rather than signal an...
