Trump Administration Ousts U.N. Official to Protect Israel From Criticism

Trump Administration Ousts U.N. Official to Protect Israel From Criticism

On Wednesday, a U.N. agency published a report noting that “Israel has established an apartheid regime that dominates the Palestinian people as a whole.” Yesterday, the author of that report, who has served as executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) since 2010, Rima Khalef, resigned after the Trump…

Russian-Turkish Trade War Imminent? Moscow-Ankara Friendship Slips on Tomatoes

Russian-Turkish Trade War Imminent? Moscow-Ankara Friendship Slips on Tomatoes

Turkey is reported to have stopped the issuance of licenses for the duty-free import of Russian wheat, corn, and other agricultural goods, thus introducing a 130% tariff for wheat in one of Russia’s largest export markets. Experts say Russia’s ban on Turkish tomatoes, and clumsy diplomacy on Ankara’s part, may be the culprits for the…

Israeli Media Blames Putin for Syria’s Decision to Defend Itself Against Israeli Airstrikes

Israeli Media Blames Putin for Syria’s Decision to Defend Itself Against Israeli Airstrikes

“The serious exchange of missile fire between Israel and Syria early Friday morning reflects the Assad regime’s attempts to change the unofficial rules of the game.” So begins a column published in Israel’s Haaretz. The newspaper is of course referring to the Israeli jets that “breached Syrian air space early in the morning and attacked a…