Middle East
The two main obstacles to moving ahead with such relations seem to be public opinion and the Palestinian conflict.
The “Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act” would sanction Turkey for purchasing Russian surface-to-air missiles, as well as prohibit the United States from selling Turkey F-16 or F-35 fighter jets.
Experts at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security survey trends and likely developments over the coming year in Israel’s strategic environment.
Israel has a right to exist in peace and security, according to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, but America must formulate “pro-Palestinian” policy to create a “level playing field in terms of the Middle East.”
The members of Congress stated that “academic boycotts of Israel defy the statutory purposes of Title VI programs. Directors, faculty and staff of Title VI-funded NRCs should not be permitted to implement an academic boycott of any country under their purview.”
In 2010, the Knesset passed a law requiring compensation to be part of any future peace deal signed between Israel and an Arab country.
Tehran’s “destructive regional aspirations” are endangering not only the Middle East but also “world peace,” says Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) cited a Middle East Forum report that stated “Georgetown University’s various Middle East Studies faculty have a reputation as the most intolerant, ideological, anti-Israel and pro-Islamist in the United States.”
“The people of the Middle East want peace with Israel and for the leadership to promote it,” says Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Shlomo Amar during a rare visit to the Gulf state.
The final tally was 226 in favor, 188 against, and two present—with most Democrats voting for it, and most Republicans voting against it.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “The Iraqi people want their country back. They are calling for genuine reform and accountability and for trustworthy leaders who will put Iraq’s national interests first.”
“For many reasons, awareness of our communities’ history is not at the level it should be. We welcome any opportunity to educate and engage diplomats and foreign dignitaries on the story of the ignored and forgotten Jewish refugees,” said JIMENA board member Nathaniel Malka.
