The Welsh government opposes anti-BDS bill which grants special protection to Israel
Middle East Monitor / September 21, 2023
The Welsh Government has announced that it is formally opposing Michael Gove’s anti-boycott bill, which grants special protection to Israel and recommended the Welsh Senedd withhold legislative consent. This follows months of campaigning by rights groups, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), demanding...
Israel says framework Saudi normalization deal possible by early 2024
Reuters / September 21, 2023
JERUSALEM – A framework U.S.-brokered deal for forging relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia could be in place by early next year, the Israeli foreign minister said on Thursday after the three countries signaled progress in the complex negotiations.
An Israeli-Saudi normalization would dramatically...
Analysis: What did the Saudi Crown Prince say, and didn’t say about Palestine, Israel,...
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / September 21, 2023
In an interview with the conservative US media channel, Fox News on Wednesday, September 20, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke about Palestine, Iran, and normalization with Israel, among other issues.
Every major media, including pan-Arab media channels seemed...
Netanyahu asked by MKs not to make concessions to Palestinians
Middle East Monitor / September 21, 2023
At least 12 Likud MKs have sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning him against making concessions to Saudi Arabia in US-brokered normalization talks, The Times of Israel reported on Wednesday.
The MKs from his own party sent the letter two...
Eleven things we learned from Saudi crown prince interview
Rayhan Uddin
Middle East Eye / September 21, 2023
Mohammed bin Salman talks Israel normalization, nuclear weapons, India rail links and his love of video games in wide-ranging interview.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave his first-ever wide-ranging interview in English this week.
In a 30-minute segment on Fox...
Abbas at UN: No Middle East peace without Palestinian rights
MEE Staff
Middle East Eye / September 21, 2023
Palestinian Authority president appeals for funding from the international community as Palestinians face another deadly year.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, saying that Middle East peace is not achievable until Palestinians are granted full...
Iran’s Raisi says Israeli ‘normalization’ agreements with Arab states will fail
The National / September 24, 2023
Israel moved closer to the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco following a US-driven diplomatic initiative in 2020.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a US television interview on Sunday that Washington-sponsored efforts to improve Israel's relations with Gulf Arab states, including Saudi...
Progressive NY State lawmakers join 250+ Jews protesting Netanyahu’s UN speech
Brett Wilkins
Common Dreams / September 23, 2023
‘As Jewish New Yorkers committed to racial justice, we believe apartheid is indefensible,’ said one protester. ‘Palestinians deserve to live with dignity and freedom.’
A pair of democratic socialist New York state lawmakers joined more than 250 Jewish demonstrators and...
WSJ conceals Saudi funding of pro-Saudi nuke deal source
Eli Clifton
Responsible Statecraft / September 22, 2203
The only expert quoted as supporting a plan for a uranium enrichment program inside the kingdom works at a think tank partly funded by Riyadh
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that “Israeli officials are quietly working with the Biden administration...
Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one
Julian Borger
The Guardian / September 21, 2023
White House hopes to secure nuclear cooperation deal with Riyadh as Chinese influence grows in Middle East.
The Saudi crown prince has confirmed his country would seek to acquire a nuclear arsenal if Iran developed one, throwing fresh doubt on a possible...
