Month: March 2021

  • News and Analysis 3/15/21

    Iran is too proud to make the first move after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the JPCOA. Biden can break the impasse by using Reagan’s “trust but verify” policy, announcing the U.S. will immediately resume compliance trusting that Iran will allow the IAEA will be able to verify that Iran has followed suite promptly thereafter:…

  • News and Analysis 3/13/21

    Both parties in Afghanistan are highly skeptical of U.S. attempts to accelerate a political settlement. “Pressure from the United States never works… we know this because they have already tried all forms of pressure for 20 years”: U.S. Push for Peace in Afghanistan Has New ‘Urgency.’ Some Afghans Fear It Could Backfire (Washington Post) Upon…

  • News and Analysis (3/12/21)

    Five Palestinian children were detained for hours for picking wild vegetables near an illegal settlement in what the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem calls “another example of the absolute disregard on the part of Israeli authorities and forces on the ground to the wellbeing and rights of Palestinians, no matter how young or vulnerable”: Video…

  • News and Analysis (3/9/21)

    The Pope was moved by the sight of “the ruins of mosques and churches in Mosul,” and called Ayatollah al-Sistani “a humble man” of “wisdom and prudence,” and stated that “it was good for my soul to encounter him”: Pope Francis Dismisses ‘Heresy’ Charges for His Commitment to Christian-Muslim Dialogue (Religion News Service) “[A]pplicants who…

  • News and Analysis (3/7/21)

    Is Israel really planning to attack Iran or just trying to bully its European and American allies: Israeli Defense Minister: Plans to Attack Iran Nuclear Sites Updated (UPI) Gantz Informs Biden Administration of Updated Israeli Plans to Strike Iran (Al Monitor) Biden and Europe Allies Worry Israel Is Preparing a Substantial Attack on Iran (Business…

  • News and Analysis (3/4/21)

    As Biden embraces the notion that any criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism, Netanyahu applies the smear against the ICC: Biden Administration ‘Enthusiastically Embraces’ IHRA Antisemitism Definition: Report (Middle East Eye) Israel Still Weighing Cooperation with ICC Investigation (Washington Post) Why Israel Fears the ICC War Crimes Investigation (The Guardian) “The US has sanctioned eight heads…

  • News and Analysis (3/1/21)

    Israel offered no evidence and Iran denies the accusation, but Netanyahu vowed to respond saying, “Iran is the greatest enemy of Israel. I am determined to halt it. We are hitting it in the entire region”: Israel Blames Iran for Attack on Freighter Near the Persian Gulf (Washington Post) Until recently settlers entered the mosque…

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