How Israel and the Arab World Are Making Peace Without a Peace Deal

posted in: Israel, News

It turns out that solving the Palestinian question isn’t essential after all. And the Trump administration, Israel and a few of the Gulf Arabs seem fine with that. Without much fanfare or notice, the first known commercial aircraft from the … Read More

The Constitution Isn’t Suspended Because of Coronavirus

posted in: News, United States

(Pixabay) The city of Newark is cracking down on “coronavirus disinformation,” warning that any “false reporting” — which includes misleading “allegations” on social media — will lead to criminal prosecution. What exactly makes Newark think it has the authority to threaten speech? … Read More

California reopens churches 3 days after Trump threatened to ‘override’ states

posted in: Breaking News, News

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom gave California churches the green light Monday to reopen, three days after President Donald Trump threatened to “override” states that continued to block in-person religious services due to the pandemic. Newsom also was facing pressure from more … Read More

Venezuela celebrates arrival of Iranian petrol tanker

posted in: News, World News

The first of five Iranian tankers has docked in the South American country. A worker of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA waves an Iranian flag as the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Fortune docks at the El Palito refinery in Puerto … Read More

Venezuela attorney general seeks to declare Guaido party ‘terrorist organization’

posted in: News, World News

Venezuelan attorney general Tarek William Saab (pictured January 2020) asked the country’s Supreme Court “to determine if the Voluntad Popular political organization is a terrorist organization” Federico PARRA AFP/File Venezuela’s attorney general on Monday asked the Supreme Court to declare opposition … Read More

Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas is threatening the nuclear option

posted in: Middle East, News

Faced with the threat of illegal annexation, the Palestinian Authority is signaling that it is running out of options. An Israeli activist holds a banner during a protest against the US peace plan for the Middle East, in front of … Read More

Time running out on the last US-Russia nuclear arms treaty

In this June 28, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk to participate in a group photo at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Susan Walsh/AP) WASHINGTON — Time is running out on an arms … Read More

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