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“There will be war” if China and US do not immediately stabilize relations, warns Chinese scholar
February 18, 2021, Comments Off
by: Arsenio Toledo (Natural News) A scholar of international relations in Beijing warned that if the relationship between China and the United States is not immediately stabilized, “there will be war.” “It cannot be taken for granted and fantasized that conflict will never erupt between [the U.S. and China],” said Shi Yinhong a professor at the Renmin University
After 4 week wait, Biden calls Netanyahu, promises stronger US-Israel alliance
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White House: Biden vowed to boost defense ties, stressed need for peace with Palestinians, region; PMO: They discussed building on normalization deals, Iran nuclear threat, COVID Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with US President Joe Biden Tuesday for the first time since the president took office four weeks ago. Netanyahu was the
Jerusalem authorities advance planning for new US embassy
February 16, 2021, Comments Off
Capital’s building and planning committee greenlights construction plans for massive compound on Hebron Road; still requires additional approvals before ground can be broken Jerusalem municipal authorities on Monday advanced planning for the new US embassy compound in the city. The Jerusalem District Building and Planning Committee approved the project through an earlier planning stage known
US rejoins UN Human Rights Council, noncommittal on Golan Heights sovereignty
February 15, 2021, Comments Off
Series of moves inch back some of Trump administration’s pro-Israel gestures In an apparent reversal of recent U.S. foreign policy, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the Biden administration’s decision to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) earlier this week. The United States left the controversial organization three years ago under former President Donald Trump because of
US court revives challenge to Arkansas law targeting the boycott Israel movement
February 13, 2021, Comments Off
Federal appeals court orders reconsideration of case that argues anti-BDS law violates right to free speech JTA — A US federal appeals court struck a blow to the legality of an Arkansas law that aims to penalize the boycott Israel movement. In 2017, the state passed the law, which financially penalizes companies that do not
Israel Threatens to Abandon America, Ally With China And Russia After Securing $40B In U.S. Aid
February 12, 2021, Comments Off
Knesset member Ayoob Kara, who is part of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, on Tuesday threatened that Israel is prepared to abandon America and ally with China and Russia if Biden “reneges on America’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and signs a nuclear deal with Iran.” The public statement, which our
Anti-Muslim bigotry in the USA and UK
February 8, 2021, Comments Off
Samantha Bentley writes: The world as I see it has become more intolerant, more bigoted and more racist. There is a rise in all forms of racism but two cultures/religions seem to be under attack more than others. I have already written about one in the damage done by false anti-Semitism claims and the weaponisation of the holocaust”.
US Warship “Expelled” From South China Sea By PLA Forces
February 7, 2021, Comments Off
The superpower clash between China and the U.S. continued on Friday as a U.S. Navy ship sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the heavily disrupted South China Sea, only to get an stern rebuke (and what some would call, an appropriate response) from Beijing. The USS John S. McCain, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, entered
US Officially Declares Myanmar Situation a ‘Coup,’ Cutting Aid to Government
February 6, 2021, Comments Off
Biden administration is now mulling sanctions on Myanmar’s military The Biden Administration officially declared on Tuesday that the seizure of power in Myanmar by the country’s military was a “coup d’etat,” triggering aid cuts and a review of all foreign aid to Myanmar. US officials said the aid restrictions only apply to Myanmar’s government. The vast majority