While recognizing Israel as a country and a state, the minister remained non-committal about diplomatic representation, without Israel’s peace agreement with the Palestinians
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“Sanctions imposed through the executive order … will deny the Supreme Leader and the Supreme Leader’s office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support,” Trump said.
The blueprint envisions a global investment fund to lift the Palestinian and neighbouring Arab economies and is part of broader efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestininan peace process.
Washington is aiming to cut Iran’s oil sales to zero, accompanying these actions with the escalation of US threats to Tehran in the event of any attack on U.S. forces or America’s allies in the Middle East. But Trump has also opened the door to Iran to return to negotiations with his administration
Vested interest groups in Arabic countries are not keen on opening up their borders to rival Arab businessmen. I would add that state actors in many Arab countries are also keen on monopolising transactions with the outside world, and specifically with the former colonial powers.
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Political, economic, social and religious factors, as well as the media and sectarian incitement have all played a role in nurturing th ‘jihadi’ extremism and its savagery in the Arab and Muslim world
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Citing the many contributions that the Arab world made to global civilization throughout history, the UN Secretary-General expressed admiration for the way many Arab countries are “extending remarkable hospitality to wave upon wave of refugees
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Face to Face with Haytham Mouzahem on the current situation in the Middle East
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Eddna Samuel is a Mumbai-based entrepreneur and event manager, currently heading MOTIF Advertising. Motif is majorly focused on enhancing and deepening business and trade ties between India and Israel and has been organizing a series of B2B meetings between Indian and Israeli entrepreneurs and corporate houses. The next such B2B meeting will be taking place in Tel Aviv in June 2019 and Samuel will be leading a big business delegation from India. IAR caught up with Eddna to get a sense of where India-Israel business ties are headed:
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On a visit to Moscow last week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had met with Russian President Vladimir Putin
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