Tag: JCPA

Iran-Saudi Talks: No Easing of Tense Relations Expected (Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCPA)

In recent weeks, there have been several rounds of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to temper tense relations. While Saudi...

Saudi Arabia is No Longer a Kingdom of Hate (Amb. Dore Gold, JCPA)

In September we commemorated 20 years since the 9/11 attacks on the United States.  Those of us who have been professionally involved in the...

Mahmoud Abbas’ Message of Hopelessness and Hostility at the UN (Alan Baker, JCPA)

PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ statement to the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2021, was almost identical to Yasser Arafat’s statement at the 2001...

Iran. Iran’s New Government: An Assertive Regional Policy and a Firm Stance toward the West (Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCPA)

Ministers of the new government pledge allegiance to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s legacy at his mausoleum. (Irna) Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) approved the list of ministers presented...

Iran/Taliban. Iran and the Taliban: Bitter Enemies or Potential Partners (Amb. Dore Gold, JCPA)

Just as the Taliban emerged as a political force in Afghanistan in 1994, it became clear very quickly that their relations with their western...

Taliban/Palestine/Middle East. The Taliban’s Palestinian Partners: Implications for the Middle East Peace Process (Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh, JCPA)

Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met in Doha, Qatar, in August 2021. (Hamas) The Taliban’s reconquering of Afghanistan, followed...

Israel/Palestine. Why Did the PA’s Mahmoud Abbas Meet with Defense Minister Benny Gantz? (Pinhas Inbari, JCPA)

Mahmoud Abbas and his cabinet in Ramallah. Prime Minister Mohammed Shteyah is closest to him on the left and Majed Faraj, head of the...

Israel. To Secretary of State Blinken: Repatriating Israeli Captives Is a Basic Humanitarian Right under International Conventions (Alan Baker, JCPA)

Hadar Goldin, Oron Shaul, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham al-Sayed During the August 27, 2021, meeting in Washington between Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, President Joe Biden,...

Iran. Iran Reinforces the Aerial Defense around its Nuclear Facilities (JCPA)

Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall In parallel with reports of Israel’s preparations for a possible attack on Iran and a visit by the Israeli prime...

Saudi Arabia/Hamas – Saudi Arabia Acts Against Hamas Terrorism (JCPA)

Yoni Ben Menachem Hamas is deeply shocked by a Saudi court’s decision to send dozens of its activists to prison. They were arrested more than...

Iran – Iran Is Testing All Boundaries (JCPA)

Internal view of the “Iranian UAV impact site” on the Mercer Street ship on July 29-30, 2021, according to a U.S. Central Command report. The...

Israel – Israel’s “Citizenship and Entry into Israel” Law (JCPA)

Amb. Alan Baker The Israel-Palestinian conflict is typified by periodic outbreaks of violence and terror carried out against Israel’s citizens within Israel by Palestinian terror...

2021 Gaza War – Casualties in the 2021 Gaza War: How Many and Who Were They? (JCPA)

Eli Nirenberg, Lenny Ben-David write: During the 2021 Gaza War, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza claimed there were 256 Palestinian casualties. The UN...

Israel – To Pray or Not to Pray on the Temple Mount? (JCPA)

Nadav Shragai writes: Religious practices on the Temple Mount have relied upon the long-standing status quo established by Defense Minister Moshe Dayan in 1967,...

Gaza War 2021 – The Gaza War 2021: An Overview (Amb. Dore Gold, JCPA)

Rockets from Gaza, on the right, are seen in the night sky fired towards southern Israel from Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip...

Iran – Narjes, Qasem Soleimani’s Daughter, in Family Feud over her Political Campaign in Tehran (JCPA)

Narjes Soleimani is running for a seat on the Tehran city council 1 A year and a half after his assassination, the family of Qasem Soleimani,...