The Emirati, U.S. and Israeli flags are pictured attached to an airplane of Israel's El Al upon its arrival at the Abu Dhabi airport in the first commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 31. (Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images)
Israel and UAE ready to sign normalisation deal
Update from AIJAC   09/20 #01 The United...
Three of the hijackers of Air France Flight 139: (from left) Fayez Abdul-Rahim al-Jaber, Wilfried Bose, Jayel al-Arja
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: We turned down a port, an airport, an end to the Gaza blockade and US$15 billion out of rejectionist “principles”
The Palestinians and the UAE deal
  Palestinian leaders worked hard developing a response...
The Aug. 4 blast at Beirut’s port devastated the city
Behind the News – September 2020
  Rocket and Terror Report After months of...
Palestinians demonstrate against the UAE and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Scribblings: The Palestinians’ Islamist messaging on the UAE deal
  In this month’s edition, noted Israeli columnist...
Palestinians gather to protest against a deal between the UAE and Israel to normalise ties, in Gaza City, Gaza [Anadolu Agency]
The Israel-UAE deal and a two state outcome
Update from AIJAC   08/20 #03 Following up...
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A fortnight that has transformed the Middle East
  Australian Jewish News, August 20 2020  ...
No change in the West Bank yet, but the debate continues.
Media Microscope: Much ado about nothing
  As many sensible analysts predicted, the Netanyahu...
Recent moves by Turkish President Erdogan prompted critical comment
Noted and Quoted – August 2020
  Museum piece Former Victorian Labor minister Theo...
Map Both Stylized
Essay: “As is, Where is”
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Hamas’ Saleh al-Arouri (left) and Fatah’s Jibril Rajoub
Deconstruction Zone: An Abbas-Hamas realignment?
  At a joint press conference on July...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2017 (image: Yuri Kochetkov)
Russia Intrudes Into the Palestinian Arena
While the world has been focused on the...