Syria’s Scuds and Sarin have long been considered consequential gamechangers by the international community. Horror that they would be turned against their own populace has repeatedly been expressed by the international community. It has even been called a “red line.”…
The past few weeks has seen the Middle East face a whole host of tragic issues: rioting and even gun violence in Egypt, the further use of violence against civilians in Syria, the outrageous hate speech from Hamas against Israel…
An aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned their government could go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try and stop Israeli settlement growth, a provocative legal step the UK and others have urged the Palestinians not to take.…
Amid a diplomatic controversy regarding settlement construction, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained on Thursday his country’s approach and argued that new apartments are not the root of the dispute with the Palestinians. Speaking in a press conference with German…
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday voted to upgrade the Palestinians’ UN status to non-member observer state, with concerns about the impact on the peace process emerging immediately. Furthermore, the status of US funding for the UNGA may…
The United States on Wednesday reiterated their intention to vote no on the Palestinians’ planned request to upgrade their status at the United Nations General Assembly later this week, calling the UN effort “a distraction and an irritation” to the…