MESOPOTAMIA NEWS FOCUS : The Israel-UAE Peace Deal Highlights Morocco’s Diplomatic Eclipse
By Irina Tsukerman, August 17, 2020 – BESA CENTER ISRAEL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israel-UAE peace deal was an unpleasant surprise to the Moroccan diplomatic and intelligence community as it foiled the general expectation that Rabat would be the third regional power to hold the distinction of normalizing relations with Jerusalem. Reliance on past accomplishments in relationship-building, sentimental historical ties, and informal alliances with lobby groups are no longer sufficient if Morocco still wishes to play a leading role in this geopolitical chess game. Rabat can still come out ahead if it adopts an assertive strategic policy reorientation, even if it has lost the advantage of being the first to make a move.
Read all https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/israel-uae-deal-morocco/
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Urteil zum Anschlag in Beirut : Wer ermordete Rafik Hariri?
- Von Rainer Hermann – FAZ – 18.08.2020- Der ehemalige libanesische Ministerpräsident Rafik Hariri am 14. Februar 2005, Minuten bevor er in Beirut durch eine Bombe getötet wurde. Bild: AP – Vor fünfzehn Jahren wurde der vormalige libanesische Ministerpräsident Rafik Hariri durch eine Bombe getötet. Die Täter blieben bisher unbehelligt. Nun spricht das UN-Tribunal seine Urteile.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : …UND WIEDER BEKÄMPFEN DIE USA EIN LAND, DAS KZ’S BAUT & DER FAZ GEHT DAS ABER ZU WEIT !
Amerika gegen China : Neue Sanktionen könnten Huawei „tödlichen Schlag versetzen“
FAZ WIRTSCHAFT 18. August 2020 – Washington erhöht den Druck auf Chinas wichtigsten internationalen Tech-Konzern. Wann reagiert Peking?
Die amerikanische Regierung verschärft die Sanktionen gegen Huawei, um dem chinesischen Konzern den Zugang zu jeglichen Chips aus internationaler Produktion zu kappen. Mit der am Montag bekanntgegebenen Regelung dürfen an Huawei grundsätzlich keine Chips mehr geliefert werden, die mit Hilfe amerikanischer Software entworfen oder mit amerikanischer Technik gefertigt wurden. Damit sind nun auch Produkte europäischer Halbleiter-Unternehmen wie NXP oder STMicroelectronics betroffen, wie ein ranghoher amerikanischer Regierungsbeamter betonte.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : LET’S ESTABLISH NORMAL RELATION WTH ISRAEL ALL OVER
Senior Saudi Journalist Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Every Arab Country Is Entitled To Establish Relations With Israel; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, senior Saudi journalist Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed,
Qatar, A Critic Of The UAE-Israel Agreement, Has Maintained Relations With Israel Since 1996 – Even Hosting Shimon Peres When It Served Its Political Purposes
UAE Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash On Establishment Of Israel-UAE Relations: We Are Protecting The Chances For A Two-State Solution
Egyptian-American Analyst Magdi Khalil: The UAE Is Acting Realistically By Developing Relations With Israel; More People Have Died in Middle Eastern Wars, Civil Wars Than In Wars With Israel
Senior Saudi Journalist Abd Al-Rahman Al-Rashed: Every Arab Country Is Entitled To Establish Relations With Israel; Qatar, A Critic Of The UAE-Israel Agreement, Has Maintained Relations With Israel Since 1996 – Even Hosting Shimon Peres When It Served Its Political Purposes
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : MORE GREAT SUCCESS BY TRUMP/POMPEO ON IRAQ
KADHIMI VISITS WASHINGTON: BROADENING THE U.S.-IRAQ RELATIONSHIP
by Dana Stroul and Bilal Wahab – PolicyWatch 3363 August 17, 2020
The visit and follow-on meetings present an opportunity to not only reaffirm the strategic partnership, but also move beyond outdated paradigms that view Iraq solely as an arena for countering terrorism and pushing back against Iran.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS Intel: Unpaid salaries fuel protests in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurds take part in a mass demonstration in the city of Sulaimaniyah to demand payment of their salaries and an end to corruption, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sept. 27, 2016.
Joe Snell AL MONITOR – Aug 17, 2020 – Outraged after months of not receiving salaries, regular electricity outages and a failure to provide local business bailouts, protests erupted last week in northern Iraq against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS SPECIAL : Among the Maps: President Trump’s Vision vs. an Israeli Proposal
Dan Tirza Col. (Res.) Dr. Dany Tirza is an Israeli expert in strategic planning and border security.
Also available in العربية August 14, 2020 BY FIKRA FORUM
Carmel Dangor of the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation published a leaked Israeli proposal for annexation in late June, which shows the difference between President Trump’s vision and a subsequently developed Israeli map. This new Israeli map shows a very different concept than the Trump map. While Israel would get 30% of the West Bank in both proposals, the Israeli map focuses on Israel annexing all settlements and outposts (eliminating the enclaves in President Trump’s map) with room for expansion and reducing the number of Palestinians in Israeli territory, at the expense of maintaining areas important for Israel’s security.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS INSIGHT: “Syrian Amirs Don’t Want A Repeat Of The Umar Shishani Problem” — Interview with Syrian War Vet Abu Abdullah Al-Kavkazi
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by Joanna Paraszczuk FROM CECHNYIA TO SYRIA 17 Agust 2020 |
I have been fortunate enough to interview Abu Abdullah al-Kavkazi, a veteran of the Syrian war. Abu Abdullah has been in Syria almost since the war began, and has served in various jamaats there. A mujahid and an analyst, he has a wide perspective and understanding of events in Syria.
I spoke with him at length on a variety of topics related to the war, and to the participation of Russian-speaking mujahideen in it.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Turkish dams threaten northeast Syria with ecological and economic blight
A general view of Lake Assad, the enormous reservoir created by the Tabqa dam, from a Syrian water pumping station near the village of Dibsi Faraj at the entrance of Raqqa province, 8/7/2017 (AFP)
By Will Christou August 11, 2020 – By SYRIA DIRECT
AMMAN — Last month, a sweltering heatwave hit Syria, with temperatures reaching as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), and in the sprawling camp of al-Hol in the far northeastern desert of the country, ice was in short supply. The factories in Hasakah city, which would usually send ice to the camp which hosts families formerly living under ISIS rule, have been unable to keep up with recent demand due to continual blackouts in the city, sometimes lasting 12 hours a day.
MESOPOTAMIA NEW THE IDLIB DRAMA : Turkish Central Military Command and reinforcements to predict what is ahead of Syria’s Idlib
The Fifth graduation session of the Special Forces Forces of the “National Front for Liberation” – By Enab Baladi – Ali Darwish 18 August 2020
The Syrian regime forces, backed by the Russian Special Forces, from time to time carry out bombardments and infiltration operations. However, most of them end in failure and do not establish any control on the ground.
This has been the case in northwestern Syria, which has been subjected to the Moscow agreement between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, which provided for a ceasefire, joint patrols between the two parties and entered into force on 6 March 2020.
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