The UAE and Saudi Arabia now have significant leverage over Israel’s policies towards the Palestinians. And Riyadh is Israel’s real prize
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Netanyahu’s ‘Normalization’ Policy Will Turn Israel Into an Arab State
The fruits of the prime minister’s labors will ultimately propel Israel toward a single-state solution, but not before a long spell as an apartheid regime
A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure
And US Central Command’s Forward headquarters is still located in Qatar despite the fact that two years earlier on May 23, 2017, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was accused by Saudi Arabia and the UAE of collaborating with Iran. It is unclear who gave the order to impose the embargo on Qatar. Saudi Arabia would not have taken that decision without consulting Washington. Visibly, Washington’s intent was to create an Arab NATO Alliance (An Arab Block) directed against Iran “to do the dirty work for us”.
Pence Says Iran Advocates ‚Another Holocaust,‘ Urges Europe to Nix Nuclear Deal
Pence accuses EU of leading scheme to ‚break American sanctions against Iran‘s murderous revolutionary regime‘
Trump admin pushes for tougher action on Iran, swipes at Europe
Referring to Iranian protests in 2009, the vice president said, „The world missed an opportunity last time to confront the regime, but not this time.“
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after a public appearance with Pence Thursday, told NBC that Iran „has to be countered and it has to be countered now.“ Asked if that means regime change, Netanyahu said, „I don‘t rule anything out.“
Pompeo to Netanyahu: Confronting Iran Key to Mideast Stability, Peace
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday it is impossible to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East without confronting Iran.
Pompeo is in Warsaw to participate in a conference on the Middle East co-hosted by Poland and the U.S. State Department that was originally supposed to focus on Iran, but the title was later changed to “Promoting a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East.”
… The original tweet is still out there in Hebrew and you can view it here. It translates to war in Iran.
We know Netanyahu‘s enthusiasm for waging a new war in the region very well, but this tweet unveils the reality that what security and peace means for those who have gathered in Warsaw.
Netanyahu hails Warsaw talks with Arab states as ‘turning point’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Thursday as historic a Warsaw meeting where he is joining Arab states, saying they stood united against Iran and voicing hope that cooperation extends to other areas.
Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to attend the anti-Iran Warsaw conference
On the 13th and 14th of February, Warsaw will host an international conference co-chaired by Poland and the United States, to promote peace in the Middle East. The Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz announced, Monday, that 60 delegations, including ten from the Middle East and all EU member states, will attend the conference.
U.A.E. Military Base in Breakaway Somaliland to Open by June
(6.11.2018) Emirati footholds in Somaliland and Eritrea provide strategic locations as the U.A.E. supports the Saudi Arabia-led war against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The surveillance system will be used to protect the base in the Somaliland port town of Berbera and monitor the territory’s 800-kilometer (500-mile) coastline, former ambassador to the U.A.E. Bashe Awil Omar said.
Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Jordan to join Saudi Arabia‘s new venture to enhance security around Red Sea
(12.12.2018)
Iran summons Polish diplomat over planned ‚anti-Iranian‘ Warsaw conference
Poland and the United States are jointly organizing a global conference in Warsaw on February 13-14 that will focus on Iran‘s influence in the region, according to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trump Advisers Kushner, Greenblatt to Attend Mideast Conference in Warsaw
(31.1.2019) The participation of the two means there could be some discussions about the Trump administration‘s Middle East peace plan
Trump‘s ‚Arab NATO‘ Push Against Iran Comes to a Head, and He‘s the Biggest Obstacle
(20.1.2019) Next month, Washington will convene 70 world leaders in Warsaw in an attempt to form an alliance against Iran. But they all remember Trump‘s zigzagging policies
Will an Anti-Iran Military Alliance Be Formed in 2019?
(23.1.2.2019) In summary, while some GCC states may wish they could build a military alliance capable of confronting Iran, that goal may be farfetched in 2019. Instead, the notion of the alliance could very well be the Trump Administration’s hidden path to the goal of normalizing Gulf relations with Israel, without much of a serious attempt at confronting Iran.
Netanyahu to Join Arab Leaders at U.S.-hosted Mideast Conference in Poland
Some 60 countries have confirmed their attendance, but both Iran and the Palestinian Authority won‘t take part
Pompeo’s Anti-Iran Tour Faces Obstacles of a Fractious Middle East
Mr. Pompeo has not yet proposed that Arab nations outside the war zones send troops to fight the militias, though he has left open the possibility of the United States helping piece together an Arab military coalition to move into northeastern Syria as the United States withdraws.
US discusses plan to create ‘Arab NATO’ with Qatar
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Qatari Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah in Washington over a US plan to create a NATO-like Arab military alliance as Washington pushes for an end to a diplomatic rift between Doha an a Saudi-led quartet in favor of an alliance against Iran.
Egypt hosts Arab military exercises in what could develop into an ‚Arab NATO‘
President Donald Trump’s administration has been quietly pushing for Gulf Arab countries, together with Egypt and Jordan, to start putting together what some White House officials have called an “Arab NATO” of Sunni Muslim allies to stand against Shi’ite power Iran.(…)
Qatar, which is involved in a row with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, and Oman are not participating in the exercises.