Chinese Ambassador To Kuwait: China Is A 'Long-Term, Reliable Strategic Partner' For The Middle East; 'We Should Reject Imposing One's Ideology Upon Others, And Oppose... Slander Against Other Countries Under The Guise Of Human Rights' (MEMRI)

Saudi And Palestinian Ambassadors Following Visit To Xinjiang: China Knows How To Handle Its Internal Affairs; Liberal Democracies Are Not Suitable For Everyone,  (Phoenix TV/MEMRI Clip) 

Israel Intensifying Air War in Syria Against Iranian Encroachment - Suleiman Al-Khalidi (Reuters)

Growing suspicions, frustration between US and Israel over Iran deal — report (Times of Israel)

U.S. Urges Israel to Show Maximum Restraint during Iran Negotiations - Ron Ben-Yishai (Ynet News)

Syrian Chemical Weapons Program Is Operational Again, under Iranian Control (MEMRI)

Syria Chemical-Attack Deniers Admit Links to WikiLeaks and Russia - Michael Weiss (Daily Beast) see also: How an Email Sting Operation Unearthed a pro-Assad Conspiracy—and Russia’s Role In It - Michael Weiss and Jeff Goldsmith (Newline)

Militia Build-Up Seen as Key to Iranian "Sovereignty" in Southern Syria -Yaakov Lappin (IPT)

Media Silent as Abbas Calls on Biden to Remove PLO’s Terrorist Designation - Gidon Ben Zvi (Honest Reporting)

Report: Zoom Again Backs Away from Hosting PFLP Terrorist - Steven Emerson (IPT News) San Francisco State University's scheduled program Friday with PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled is in doubt. Zoom, Facebook and Evenbrite have all removed the event

EXCLUSIVE: U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women’s Rights (UN Watch) 

 If you open just one link here today, make it this one: San Francisco State Again Tries to Host PFLP Terrorists - Steven Emerson (IPT News). FYI Steve is a UCLA alumnus, just like me!

Taliban kill 9 Afghan security force members, capture others -Ayaz Gul (Voice of America)

The False Comparison of Zionism and Colonialism - Jordana Schiff (JNS) in response to McGill Daily

How Iran Smuggles Arms to Hamas - Adnan Abu Amer (Al-Monitor)

Hundreds Riot in Eastern Jerusalem after Ramadan Prayer (Times of Israel) Hundreds of Muslim worshipers rioted Tuesday night near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City after returning from prayers on the first night of Ramadan, Israeli police said Wednesday. The crowd hurled rocks, glass bottles and firecrackers at officers and buses, injuring a cop, two bus drivers and three passengers. 

Lebanon Expands Maritime Claims at Israel Border (Asharq Al-Awsat-UK)

11 PA political parties express their rejection of Israel's right to exist in their logos - Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (PMW)  As Israel celebrates its 73rd birthday, nearly 1/3 of the 36 Palestinian parties running in the upcoming PA elections have logos that include the PA map that erases Israel, presenting all of Israel as “Palestine.”

Once Again, Politico Ignores Palestinian Rejectionism and Palestinian Terrorism - Sean Durns (Algemeiner)

 Long Lines, Mixed Message As Egypt's Vaccine Rollout Sputters (Mada Masr/WorldCrunch)

EU shamefully “inspired” by Palestinian supporter of terror - Maurice Hirsch (PMW)

Germany Fights Exclusion of UK and Israel from EU Research Projects (AFP-Barron's)

Militias a Growing Challenge for Iraq - Qassim Abdul-Zahra (AP-Military Times)

Super-speedy Israeli COVID test gets European approval; airport rollout planned (Times of Israel)

New Israeli air strikes reported around Damascus injuring 4 soldiers (DEBKA)

Nearly 20 Arrested in Alleged Plot Against Jordan's King Abdullah II - Joby Warrick (Washington Post)

Russian Reactions To The Agreement Between China And Iran A Mix Of Gloating Over America's Comeuppance, Coupled With Concern Over Chinese Competition,(MEMRI)

Biden Administration to Support Palestinian Dictatorship - Khaled Abu Toameh (Gatestone) According to the internal memo, the US is planning to resume unconditional financial aid to the Palestinians 

Sorry Professors, But BDS and Double Standards for Israel Are Antisemitism - Eric Mandel (JNS)

Disney Channel’s mini-talkshow ‘In the Nook’ replaced “Next year in Jerusalem,” traditionally recited during the Passover Seder, with “Next year in the Holy Land.”

In Riyadh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Stresses China's Support For Saudi Initiative In Yemen – And Thanks Crown Prince For Saudis' 'Firm Support For China On The Issues Related To Xinjiang, Hong Kong And Taiwan,' Adds: 'China Opposes External Forces Interfering In Saudi Internal Affairs On Any Pretext'(MEMRI)

Iranian Hackers Target Medical Personnel in U.S., Israel - Ionut Arghire (Security Week)

Trump and Netanyahu's 'Maximum Pressure' on Iran Yielded Minimal Results - Alon Pinkas (Haaretz)

U.N. warns civilians, including kids, facing "unspeakable horror" in ISIS siege on Mozambique town Debora Patta (CBS News) U.S. State Department official told CBS News they see a striking similarity between the battlefield tactics being employed by the militants in Mozambique and those used by the terror group in both Iraq and Syria.  

Gaza Man Who Met on Zoom with Israeli Peace Activists Tortured by Hamas, Forced to Divorce Wife - Fares Akram (AP)

‘Historic Palestine’ – A Misleading Anachronism - Salo Aizenberg  (Honest Reporting) 
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see also: How Strong is the Jewish Claim to the West Bank? - Dov Lipman (Honest Reporting)

U.S. Government Watchdog Calls to Ensure Palestinian Compliance with Anti-Terrorism Requirements for Aid (U.S. Government Accountability Office)

US report reaffirms Jerusalem as Israel's capital, speaks of occupation - Tovah Lazaroff (Jerusalem Post) The latest United States Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has reaffirmed that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, but made reference to the Palestinian Authority’s right to sections of the Holy City while reintroducing the notion that Israel occupies the West Bank.

Has U.S. Policy Changed to Embrace the UN "Durban" Hate-Fest? - Anne Bayefsky (JNS)  Durban IV, to take place in New York in September, needs to be publicly shunned - not recalled, reaffirmed, and celebrated. 

The Kurds in the Middle East A four-part series of virtual discussions sponsored by Justice for Kurds and the Jackson Institute

starting April 13

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