Middle East
U.K. Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt says the Iranian foreign minister assured him in a “constructive call” that Tehran “wants to resolve issue and is not seeking to escalate.”
The man expected to become Britain’s next prime minister responds to the Iranian threat, BDS and anti-Semitism with the Labour Party.
The tanker “British Heritage,” belonging to British Petroleum, was sailing towards Basra, Iraq, when it suddenly retreated to the safety of the Saudi Arabian coastline.
A senior delegation is expected to fly to Washington to hold talks with White House officials after the major falling out related to the economic summit in Bahrain.
“We have to deal with everybody to make this work,” said U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt. “We cannot make a comprehensive peace unless we make sure that we are dealing with the representatives of all the Palestinian people.”
Businessman Ashraf Al-Ghanem recounts that Palestinian Authority security forces raided his home in Hebron and attempted to arrest him for participation in the economic summit. Still, he says, discussion among nations in Manama proved beneficial.
Arab League official: The participation of an official U.S. delegation in the unveiling of an ancient Jerusalem road “proves the American administration’s absolute bias.”
“Betrayal is the PA arresting its own people for having the courage to discuss new ideas for a better life,” U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt wrote on Twitter.
Palestinian security forces reportedly attempted to arrest other conference participants • Saeb Erekat: “Shameless” to claim that Palestinians were intimidated.
“I am a judge born, raised and proud of being a Jew,” said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “The demand for justice, peace and for enlightenment runs through the entirety of Jewish history and Jewish tradition.”
“Bahrain was just simply a terrible exercise,” said Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. “I think it’s an economic workshop that has been fully and totally divorced from reality.”
Established and operated by the Jewish Agency for Israel, the youth village aims to help empower and give Bedouin students the skills and education needed to succeed in Israeli society.
