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“Deal of the Century”
February 2, 2020 Last week, I watched President Trump’s and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s White House remarks on television. I also read the transcript[i]. President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke for 47 minutes. During those 47 minutes there were 71 … Continue reading
“Recognizing the Reality”
May 16, 2018 President Trump has called his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “recognition of the reality”. His National Security Advisor John Bolton, speaking to ABC’s “This Week” on May 13 said, “If you’re not prepared to recognize … Continue reading
Turkish-Israeli Reconciliation
June 27, 2016 Prime Ministers Yıldırım and Netanyahu personally announced to the world that Turkey and Israel have decided to restore diplomatic relations. This is concrete evidence that even for the ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP) “precious loneliness” was … Continue reading
France Launches “Middle East Peace Initiative”
June 9, 2016 Israeli-Palestinian talks sponsored by the US collapsed in April 2014. On July 8, Israel launched “Operation Protective Edge” in Gaza in response to rocket attacks by Hamas. 2,143 Palestinians and 71 Israelis lost their lives with 11,000 … Continue reading
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Sending a Reminder
October 29, 2015 Palestinians remain deeply dissatisfied with the status quo and in the absence of any progress towards the two-state solution their discontent hits the surface usually in the form of some violence. And whenever there is violence, Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel-Palestine, Israel-US relations, Isreal-Palestine conflict, Kerry, Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu
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The Middle East: More Confusing Than Ever…
10 August 2015 Contrary to initial expectations the Arab Spring brought further chaos to a region already troubled by unresolved conflicts; beset by internal political, economic and social problems. But widening sectarian clashes and the emergence of ISIL have added … Continue reading
Iran Deal Is Win for All
July 18, 2015 Co-authored with Yusuf Buluc (*) July 14 will no longer be remembered only as the French National Day commemorating the storming of the Bastille. It will also be remembered as the day of the nuclear deal with … Continue reading
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Tagged Hassan Rouhani, Iran nuclear deal, Israel, Javad Zarif, Netanyahu, Obama, Saudi Arabia, Turkish foreign policy
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From Joint Action Plan toward a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Co-authored with Yusuf Buluc (*) 5 April 2015 On 23 November 2013 P5+1 and Iran reached agreement on a Joint Plan of Action which was a roadmap for the negotiation process that was to follow. Sixteen months later we have … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, P5+1- Iran talks, Salman, Turkey, US
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Prime Minister Netanyahu on Iran
6 March 2015 I watched PM Netanyahu’s address to the Congress. I also read the transcript. What he said on Iran was hardly different from his UN General Assembly speech of 29 September 2014. It was the controversial nature of … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad, Ataturk, Iran, ISIL, Israel, Netanyahu, Obama, P5+1- Iran talks, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, US
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Breach of Protocol
30 January 2015 It would not be surprising that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to Washington should remain a cause for controversy up to and even beyond the Israeli elections scheduled for 17 March 2015. As a former diplomat I … Continue reading
