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Saudi prince’s strategy in recognizing Israel? Islam’s Prophet Muhammad “married a Jewish woman.”

April 4, 2018 By administrator

Saudi prince’s strategy in recognizing Israel?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has declared that Israel has a right to exist. What are the reasons behind this statement? Does it signify closer ties between the countries?

In an interview published on Monday with the US magazine The Atlantic, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Israel had a right to exist.

The crown prince told the magazine that Saudi Arabia has no problems with Jewish people. He pointed that Islam’s Prophet Muhammad “married a Jewish woman.”

The crown prince’s statement could signify closer ties between the countries. “Israel is a big economy compared to their size, and it’s a growing economy, and of course there are a lot of interests we share with Israel, and if there is peace, there would be a lot of interest between Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and countries like Egypt and Jordan,” he said. Both Saudi Arabia and Israel wish to contain Iran, for example. Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia sees Shiite Iran as its main rival vying for influence in the region, with Iran playing a role in the conflicts in Syria, Yemen and other nations.

Hassan Nafaa, a professor of political science at Cairo University, told DW that “Iran is the main motivator” behind the changing stance toward Israel. “Saudi Arabia considers its competition with Iran one about leading the Islamic world, with fears that it could be dominated by the Shiites under Iran,” he said. Also, both countries fear that Iran could get nuclear weapons. Saudi Arabia would even likely welcome Israel’s striking facilities in Iran that could be developing nuclear material, Nafaa said.

‘Pure nonsense’

Yossi Mekelberg,a professor of international relations at Regent’s University London, told DW that Saudi recognition would be very important for Israel in a part of the world that is hostile toward its very existence. “We can see that Israel is a part of the region and that there need to be fair and just negotiations with the Palestinians, but all the old language that says that Israel should be completely eliminated should stop,” he said. Mekelberg said Israelis would welcome the statement, while Palestinians “would not be as pleased because they feel that the Israelis are getting recognition from the Arab world without paying the Palestinians necessary concessions in the peace process.”

Indeed, Israeli and Arab voices had varied reactions on social media. Elad Ratson, an Israeli diplomat in London, suggested that the crown prince’s statement shows that Saudi Arabia backs his country’s policies within the region.

Syrian, Russian Forces Use ‘New Strategy to Battle ISIL’

October 19, 2015 By administrator

The actions of the Russian Air Force in Syria are very effective, making it possible that soon ISIL will be capitulated and the Syrian refugees will be able to return home, according to a political analyst at George Washington University.

Russia and Syria’s armed forces are utilizing new methods of conducting warfare against ISIL militants, political analyst Nabil Michael told Press TV in an interview.
“In the two [Persian] Gulf wars, the technique was one of a heavy bombardment campaign that would last for a month or six weeks and then ground troops would move in.”

“What we are seeing is a coincidence or a parallel effort between the air force and the ground campaign,” Michael told Press TV.
But in this case the “Syrian armed forces and the Russian advisors did not wait for five, six weeks to start a ground assault; quite the opposite. It took them a few days to follow up on what the air force has achieved in terms of cleaning up the landscape,” said Michael.
He further said that Russia has positioned its strategy and power structure in a way that it has made itself a magnet for other forces’ effort.

“Shia militias, the Kurdish militias, many Sunnis, Christians will all find the presence of the Russian military appealing. This is why I expect the surrender of ISIL troops, and forces soon will find many surrendering scenes on TV screens, and we will [hear] about this [on] the radio,” the analyst said, Press TV reported.
Michael further noted that there are coordinated efforts between different militias — Kurdish, Shias, Sunnis, Christians, with the Russian-Syrian/Iraqi troops, and that will help the campaign become more widespread.

The hunt for Christians is a strategy on the part of the Islamic State (ISIS)

July 27, 2014 By administrator

Professor Bernard Coulie, president of the Institute of Arts and Letters civilizations at UCL, and also specialist Armenia, decrypts Levif.be to the current situation of Eastern Christians expelled from Iraq. Interview by Reda Bennani (St.)

What is the strategy for the Christian community of the Islamic State in Iraq?

The Islamic state has grown dangerously for two years to force conquered territories. The hunt for Christians is a real strategy, deliberate on their part.

Christians forced to leave Mosul fled to Kurdistan, are better protected there?

In any case better than in the rest of Iraq is safe. You should know that the Kurdish region enjoys a certain autonomy, since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. It has developed its administration and army, which can be considered more powerful than the Iraqi State . In addition, the Kurds, even devout Muslims, are more tolerant than elsewhere.

How to explain the lack of concrete reaction from the international community?

The international community does not mobilize on the fate of Christians in the East for two reasons: this mosaic of confessions is very complicated to understand even for our leaders. One can not analyze these communities within our gates Western reading. Then Europe is not a major and profitable to go protect the Christians of the East interest. Then, the United States and the Catholic countries of Latin America do not feel concerned. I think it is a big mistake.

Eastern Christians trying to flee their country, became hostile. Where can they go into exile?

Eastern Christians are a mosaic of many faiths such as Orthodox Greeks, Assyrians, Copts, Maronites … They join these churches around the world. With their refugee status (once obtained), this community traditionally diaspora, goes to a host country where it already has a relative who lives there.

What might be the consequences of the departure of Eastern Christians?

In the medium term, given the events, there will be more Christians in the Middle East and Asia Minor. These countries, as a nation-state, will become monocultural. This is a great loss!

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