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As a former Indian diplomat accustomed to dulcet exchanges, Gopalaswami Parthasarathy was taken aback at Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s apparent suggestion that the country’s parliamentary standards had declined since the time of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.But as a diplomat – he has served as India’s ...

When the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco joined Egypt and Jordan in establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, Arabs and Israelis alike expected Oman to be the next nation to join the Abraham Accords, especially since the sultanate has sustained low-level relations with Israel since the 1970s.Yet a few days ...

Amnesty International accused Israel of apartheid this week, which has led to widespread critique of the organization.Foreign Minister Yair Lapid slammed the organization. Nevertheless Amnesty doubled down Tuesday, noting that “Apartheid is deprivation. Apartheid is segregation. Apartheid is fragmentation. Apartheid is dispossession. Israel’s apartheid over Palestinians is a crime ...

The international press has a longstanding reputation for being biased against Israel. From multiple Gaza operations to dealing with ongoing terror attacks, the story is told as if Israel is the oppressor and the Palestinians are the oppressed. However, with the gradual normalization of Jew hatred and the expansion ...

Recent mass murders of Muslims in attacks on mosques in Afghanistan have resulted in casualties numbering in the hundreds.The first occurred on October 9, with nearly 100 dead, and then again on Friday in Kandahar, which led to the deaths of almost fifty people. These are targeted attacks, during ...

It’s one of the most tragic ironies of climate change: Poor countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America that have contributed the least amount of planet-warming gases to the atmosphere face the gravest threats of drought, extreme heat and chaotic storms in a changed climate.  Now those same nations ...

As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, its demand for a military base in Pakistan to gather intelligence on groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State, and to execute radar surveillance counterterrorism operations on Afghanistan, has left Pakistan in a bind.Though desperate to maintain its relevance to the US post-Afghanistan, Pakistan ...

Israel-China relations have grown ever-closer in recent decades as new innovation hubs were created and both countries were looking forward to celebrating 30 years of diplomatic relations next year. President Reuven Rivlin received the new Chinese Ambassador Cai Run in April.However, the recent controversy over the Israel-Hamas war in ...

 Reports that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman is ready to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a possible trip to Abu Dhabi should come as no surprise. This is not only because of a rumored meeting last November, but because of wider regional dynamics that have brought ...

Pope Francis’s trip to the Middle East has illustrated the drive for coexistence that is possible in the region.During a visit to Iraq, the pope also sent a message to President Reuven Rivlin. “To his excellency Reuven Rivlin: Entering Israeli airspace on my apostolic journey to Iraq, I send ...