Bahrain FM hints at normalising ties with Israel Date of publication: 26 June, 2019. THE NEW ARAB. Bahrain’s foreign minister has given an unprecedented interview to an Israeli television channel calling for “peace” with Israel and urging “better relations” with the country. Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa spoke to […]
IMF director praises Trump economic plan for Arabs, urges job creation International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde says there are “really good aspects” to the U.S. economic plan put forward in Bahrain, saying growth in the West Bank and Gaza “needs to be job-intensive.” JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE. JUNE […]
Greenblatt on economic summit in Bahrain: ‘We changed the conversation’ “What we heard from the investors is ‘we can make this happen. This is an investable type of project if the political solution is there,’ ” said U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt. JEWISH NEWS […]
Bahrain conference reveals ‘Palestinian Authority has no interest in peace’ The Bahrain economic conference, which seeks to be the first step in the Trump administration’s efforts to bring peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, has been vilified by the Palestinians, who called the Trump plan “dead on arrival” […]
KUSHNER IN BAHRAIN: CRITICIZING OUR PLAN WON’T HELP PALESTINIANS “When people criticize, the question I would ask them is what is your idea, what ideas are you putting forward,” he told reporters. BY HERB KEINON, JUNE 26, 2019 jerusalem post ANAMA, Bahrain – It is easy to be against things, […]
CONFERENCE IN MANAMA IS BECAUSE THE SAUDIS (BEAST) SAID SO… Manama is the host city, Bahrain is the host country, but the reason is because the Saudis told The Bahrainis to do so. BY HERB KEINON. JUNE 26, 2019. jerusalme post. ANAMA, Bahrain – The “Peace to Prosperity” workshop […]
Saudi minister says Kushner’s plan could succeed if there is ‘hope of peace’ Reuters•June 26, 2019 MANAMA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s minister of state said that an economic plan presented by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner for the Palestinian territories could succeed since it includes private sector […]
US plan will not follow lines of Arab Peace Initiative, Kushner says Ahead of Bahrain meeting, US adviser says proposal will fall somewhere between Saudi-initiated 2002 offer and Israeli stance By TOI STAFF. June 25, 2019 A US proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace will not follow the contours of the […]
FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM TRUMP’S ‘PEACE TO PROSPERITY’ PALESTINIAN PLAN The document, on the White House website, is a “new vision for the Palestinian people and broader Middle East.” BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN. JUNE 25, 2019. Jerusalem Post. The long-awaited roll-out of the Trump administration’s new approach to the Palestinians […]
