Middle East
“The state has the choice between appeasing the Bedouin and coercing them to obey the state law,” says Dr. Mordechai Kedar, a research associate at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and a leading scholar on Arab culture.
The Arab League lashed out at Guatemala on Wednesday, saying it will no longer engage in relations with the country because of the decision to move its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “I swear by Allah that the Europeans will follow the path of the Americans. Trump’s body will become fodder for snakes and worms, while the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to stand strong.”
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa wrote on Twitter that “it is the right of any country in the region, including Israel to defend itself by destroying sources of danger.”
The Palestine Olympic Committee issued a scathing statement against the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for taking part in the opening races of the yearly Giro d’Italia cycling competition in Israel.
On the ground, Iranian efforts have centered on training and supplying a variety of Shi’ite militias under the wider umbrella of the “Popular Mobilization Forces.”
The reasons lie in Israel’s strong and effective judicial system that tackles corruption in the country; that it is a democracy; that it respects the will of its citizens and voters; and that over the years, it has invested a great deal in education, science, health and technology.
The groom and members of the wedding party were brought in for questioning by police. Police said they seized “unprecedented” numbers of illegal weapons in 2017, “especially in Arab communities.”
Some 10,000 people take part in “March of the Uprooted” near Haifa • Protesters chant, “We will never give up the fight,” “We’ll sacrifice our lives for Palestine” • Arab MK: What happened in 1948 was a human and national disaster by any measure.
Some leading Israeli Arabs claim that Israel’s foundation was a disaster for their community. Druze and Christian representatives, however, say they are grateful for being Israeli citizens.
An Arab media report suggests that the Trump administration’s peace plan will include a demilitarized Palestinian state with its capital in eastern Jerusalem.
Middle East experts address the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University on Iran’s expansionism and threats to the region.
