Middle East Experience

The PLO’s Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that the “suspicious talk” about emigration from the Gaza Strip was in the context of efforts to “liquidate the Palestinian cause.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinians decry talk about Gaza emigration

"The whole world should be aware of the problem of Gaza and its crisis stemming from the continuation of the occupation that commits crimes against our defenseless Palestinian people."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Islamic Jihad: Gaza isn't hostile to anyone

“This is the most severe case of Agunah for over a ten years in which the husband totally refuses to allow his wife to continue her life."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Chief Rabbi prevents 10-year-divorce refuser from burying his mother

There was a Jewish presence on Majorca from 418 CE, but prior to and during the Spanish Inquisition the community were forced to convert to Christianity.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Reviving Jewish life on the paradise island of Majorca

The Iraqi Civil Defense reported that there were explosions at a munitions warehouse belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces at the Balad airbase north of Iraq.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Reports of killed, injured in airstrike on Iraqi Shiite militia base

The Russian president plans to roll out his regional initiative to calm Gulf tensions next month — but are the United States and the EU ready to let Putin step up in the Gulf?
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Putin’s Gulf security plan depends on Trump

Harvest season for pomegranates has kicked off in Saada amid fears of how a Saudi ban on importing the fruit will affect farmers, exporters and markets.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Yemen’s farmers brace for slow pomegranate season

For the Israeli right, the 2005 Gaza disengagement became an ideological and a strategic turning point, which will make it difficult for any Israeli leader to champion a similar move in the West Bank.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel's 2005 Gaza disengagement: A turning point for Israel’s right

Unable to refuse any request from his ally President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering Israel despite wide condemnation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu risks all by placing fate in Trump's hands

Trump's aggressive attitude, Brexit and the Iranian showdown has seen a resurgence in gold's reputation as a safe haven, which is great if you're a smart long-term investor looking to sell when prices are at record levels
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Opinion: Dabbling with the Midas touch