Tag: Middle East

It is very unfortunate the Trump administration has adopted a belligerent and divisive approach. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Trump’s Jerusalem move won’t help the cause of peace

Rasheed Reno · December 9, 2017 5:01 am

"The death of civilians weighs heavy on our hearts. We should never seek to deny this or hide the true cost of war," said Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend in his last news conference before turning over command of the counter Islamic State campaign. (AP Photo/ Ali Abdul Hassan)

National Security

Accusations of sloppy targeting dog the US military as civilian casualties rise

Jamie McIntyre · December 9, 2017 5:01 am

The U.S. says its latest offensive in Yemen's Shabwah Governorate has forced AQAP to consolidate within the northern and eastern portions of the Abyan and eastern al-Bayda governorates. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

National Security

Five al Qaeda terrorists killed in Yemen strike

Jamie McIntyre · December 8, 2017 7:35 pm

Palestinian diplomat Riyad Mansour insisted that Trump is to blame for the violence, which reportedly has seen at least one Palestinian killed and more than a dozen other people wounded. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

National Security

Palestinian diplomat praises protesters ‘who defend Jerusalem’

Joel Gehrke · December 8, 2017 7:17 pm

Because the political world has become so cut throat - and supporting Israel has become so political - churches have stopped standing firm in the Biblical mandate to support Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Red Alert Politics

Millennial Christians are shying away from conflict, especially concerning Israeli-Palestine peace

Mary Schulten · December 8, 2017 4:58 pm

A Capital Idea

Elliott Abrams · December 8, 2017 9:00 am

Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured right in this photo from 2015) will visit Egypt and hold talks with its military leader, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi (pictured right). According to Russian news reports, defense, trade, and commercial ties will be high up on the agenda. (Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Putin visit to Egypt proves why Trump must be a realist

Tom Rogan · December 7, 2017 10:25 pm

President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday and instructed the State Department to begin the multiyear process of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. His decision could have deep repercussions across the region. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

The UK should follow Trump’s lead and move the British embassy to Jerusalem

Michael Fabricant MP · December 7, 2017 9:44 pm

White House Watch: Get Ready for Infrastructure Year

Michael Warren · December 7, 2017 9:52 am

President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. would formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in spite of advice from a vocal group of national security experts and media pundits. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Jerusalem decision: Trump’s geography lesson for the world

Washington Examiner · December 7, 2017 5:01 am

The Senate as recently as June unanimously endorsed moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move President Trump sought to make a reality on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Beltway Confidential

Ask Democrats, Trump’s Jerusalem announcement does nothing to doom peace process

Siraj Hashmi · December 6, 2017 11:17 pm

May's opposition to the historic decision comes at a time of great tension between the British government and Trump administration. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Theresa May condemns Trump’s ‘unhelpful’ Jerusalem announcement

Gabby Morrongiello · December 6, 2017 9:05 pm