Category: Middle East

PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: What’s the Deal With Protests in Israel?–Professor Eugene Kontorovich on Supreme Court Power Grabs, US Involvement, and Where the Real Danger to Democracy Lies

April 1, 2023
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“Amazingly, President Biden is warning Israel that allowing politicians to be involved in nominating judges is going to perhaps affect our shared democratic values. Well, of course, in America, politicians do exactly that.” Eugene Kontorovich is a scholar of international law, an expert in the Israeli-Arab conflict, and a professor at George Washington University’s Scalia…

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Key US Ally Saudi Arabia to Join Regional Bloc Led by Moscow, Beijing

March 31, 2023
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Saudi Arabia this week came one step closer to joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a formidable bloc of Eurasian states led by Moscow and Beijing. On March 28, Riyadh approved a memorandum to begin the process of joining the SCO as a “dialogue partner,” according to the Saudi Press Agency. Dialogue partner status is…

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Blinken Talks With Israeli Counterpart After Judicial Change Protests

March 31, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, on March 30—just days after President Joe Biden criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts at judicial change. “Like many supporters of Israel, I’m very concerned,” said Biden on March 28. “And I’m concerned that they get this right. They cannot continue…

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US Troops Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries After Attacks in Syria

March 31, 2023
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Six U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following suspected Iranian-backed attacks at U.S. bases in Syria last week, according to the Pentagon. Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters that four U.S. troops at the coalition base near Hasakah that was attacked by a suspected Iranian drone on March 23, and…

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Union Backs Biden Admin’s Refusal to Produce Subpoenaed Records Over Afghanistan Withdrawal

March 30, 2023
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A labor union that represents the U.S. Foreign Service expressed support for the Biden administration’s decision not to provide records to Congress that was requested via a subpoena. The subpoena was issued on Tuesday by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It requested from the State Department a dissent cable that…

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China’s Iran-Saudi Deal a Tool to Avoid Any Wave of Democratic Regime Change: Experts

March 30, 2023
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China’s brokering a deal between arch rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia on March 10 was the result of converging economic interests, according to experts on the Middle East. The deal also helps each of the totalitarian nations to avoid any potential wave of democratic regime change. “China, diplomatically, has always been at ease with unrepresentative,…

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PREMIERING NOW: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

March 30, 2023
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“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…

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Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

March 30, 2023
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“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…

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PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

March 30, 2023
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“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…

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Plants Sound-Off When Under Stress: Study

March 30, 2023
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Plants under stress emit ultrasonic sounds that are specific to each species and to the type of stress they experience, according to a recent study. The click-like sounds emitted by plants—similar to the popping of popcorn—that were recorded and analyzed for the first time, can probably be heard by various animals, such as bats, mice,…

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