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Morocco, Israel normalize ties as US recognizes Western Sahara
Could peace deal with Morocco herald impending accord with Saudi Arabia?
Israel and Morocco have agreed to establish diplomatic relations, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Morocco became the fourth Arab country to normalize ties with Israel in four months, following the Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. In exchange, Trump announced that he signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a disputed territory. Like the Gulf states, Morocco views Iran as a threat. Rabat cut ties with Tehran in 2018, because Iran funded Western Sahara separatist movement Polisario via Hezbollah. Long before that, Morocco had a relationship with Israeli intelligence agencies. Moroccan King Hassan II gave Israel recordings of an Arab League meeting that helped Israel prepare for the Six Day War in 1967, according to former IDF intelligence chief Shlomo Gazit and the former intelligence officer and cabinet minister Rafi Eitan.
****See also:
Morocco said likely to be one of the next states to normalize ties with Israel Aug. 17, 2020
Moroccan PM rejects normalizing ties with Israel Aug. 19, 2020
Dec. 10, 2020
Israel joins UAE, Morocco and Bahrain in Int’l Security Alliance
In an unprecedented move, Israel officially joined the International Security Alliance (ISA) on Wednesday night, becoming its tenth member and joining countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain. Other countries in the alliance include France, Italy, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, And Slovakia. The move is “an important step in promoting peace security in our region,” said Public Security Minister Amir Ohana in an ISA forum on Wednesday night. “On behalf of the government of Israel, we are proud that you have chosen us to be members of this important alliance,” Ohana said as he thanked his UAE counterpart Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who also serves as UAE deputy prime minister.
Dec. 10, 2020
Israel must annex West Bank prior to Trump exit, coalition chair says
Israel must take advantage of this period before US President Donald Trump leaves office to apply sovereignty to all the West Bank settlements, Coalition Chairman MK Miki Zohar (Likud) said on Thursday, during a special virtual event to mark the first night of Hanukkah. “Israel has to work to apply sovereignty in the Jordan Valley. It has to take this opportunity to apply sovereignty in many of the settlements, if not all of the settlements,” Zohar said. Earlier this year Israel and the United States agreed to suspend plans to annex West Bank settlements in exchange for normalization deals between Israel and both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. In the aftermath of Trump’s electoral loss, right-wing politicians and activists have renewed their campaign for annexation now, fearing that such a move would be impossible once US President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Zohar said he wants the entire issue to be dealt with now. Netanyahu is the one who placed the idea of sovereignty on Trump’s table. “We have seen that in the US government today there is a lot of will to help Israel in these matters and we do not know what will happen after there is a change of administration,’ he said. “I hope we don’t miss this opportunity,” he said. Zohar alluded to the promise Netanyahu and the Likud Party made to the public during the last elections to apply sovereignty and said that it had an obligation to the Israeli public to move forward on the matter.
Dec. 10, 2020
Abdullah: No to undermining Jordan’s control of Jerusalem holy sites
UN support drops for speaking of Temple Mount as solely a Muslim site
According to the unconfirmed reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials of the Trump administration have offered Saudi Arabia a role in managing al-Aqsa mosque if Riyadh agrees to establish relations with Israel. Jordan will not accept any attempts to change Jerusalem’s historical and legal status quo, Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Thursday, adding that the kingdom would not give up its status as custodian of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in the city. The Jordanian monarch’s statement came in wake of reports that the Jordanians are worried of losing their status as custodians of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, which dates back to 1924, when the Supreme Muslim Council, the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine, accepted Hussein bin Ali (Hashemite Sharif of Mecca) as custodian of al-Aqsa Mosque. Meanwhile, Support has dropped slightly at the United Nations for a General Assembly resolution that referenced the most holy site in Judaism, the Temple Mount, as solely the Muslim site al-Haram al-Sharif.
****Please see ETRM Nov. 16th report:
Saudi Media Exposes Lie: Al Aksa Mosque isn’t on the Temple Mount
Dec. 11, 2020
Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday criticized charges filed by a prosecutor against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers over the massive explosion in Beirut’s port, describing it as “political targeting.” The group called on investigating judge Fadi Sawwan to reconsider his decision, saying it lacked legal and constitutional basis and that the four were being selectively charged. Similar criticism was voiced by Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, who said the charges against caretaker Premier Hassan Diab targeted the prime ministry as a position and were a violation of the constitution. In a surprise move, he filed charges against Diab and three former ministers on Thursday, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people. The four are the most senior officials to be charged in the investigation and are set to be questioned as defendants next week by Sawwan. Diab, who is supported by Hezbollah and its political allies, resigned in the wake of the Aug. 4 explosion and remains in his post in a caretaker capacity, as Lebanese officials have failed to agree on a new Cabinet.
Dec. 11, 2020
Netanyahu to Make First Official Visit to Egypt in More Than a Decade
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to head to Egypt for a state visit in the coming days, at the request of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, officials in Cairo have confirmed to Israel Hayom. The official visit will be the first by an Israeli prime minister to the country in over 10 years. Netanyahu is expected to discuss a series of regional issues with the Egyptian leader, chief among them bolstering security and diplomatic ties in light of the Iranian threat and coordinating positions between Jerusalem and Cairo ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s entry into the White House. The Egyptian officials said the government was concerned that a Biden administration would be hostile to Cairo and that it would sign onto a new nuclear deal with Iran that would undermine regional stability. The officials further said that Cairo placed great importance on the Abraham Accords as well as the regional alliance being forged between Israel and other moderate Sunni Arab states and Sudan.
Dec. 10, 2020
Car bomb kills 16 including 3 Turkish personnel in NE Syria
A car bomb killed 16 people including two civilians and three Turkish personnel on Thursday at a checkpoint in the Turkish-held border town of Ras Al-Ain in northeast Syria, a war monitor said. The other 11 killed were local security forces or members of a Turkish-backed faction manning the checkpoint, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Twelve more were wounded, it said. Turkey said two of its gendarmes had been killed and a further eight wounded. In a separate incident, Daesh killed nine Iran-trained Syrian fighters in an attack on one of their positions in eastern Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said. The Observatory said a Daesh sleeper cell carried out the dawn attack on the desert outpost outside the Euphrates Valley town of Al-Mayadeen.
Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman said the fighters killed were Syrians led and trained by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards. At least two Daesh fighters were killed in ensuing clashes.
Dec. 11, 2020
US bracing for possible attacks by pro-Iran forces in Iraq: report
US forces in the Middle East have been preparing for possible attacks against American troops and diplomatic employees located in Iraq carried out by local militias supposedly supported by Iran, CNN reported, citing anonymous US defence officials. One source said US forces have seen “indications” of preparations by militias and called the entire situation “worrisome”. Another media outlet, Politico, separately reported on 10 December that US forces deployed in the Middle East have been put on high alert amid concerns that Iran might carry out attacks against American personnel. The attack was reportedly expected to be either retaliation for the murder of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in November, or an act of revenge on the one-year anniversary of the assassination of IRGC General Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. Against the backdrop of these reports, the US redeployed two of its B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers to the Middle East. The massive aircraft, capable of carrying conventional and nuclear weapons, conducted a 36-hour-long flight across Europe and the Middle East in what was described in an AP report, citing anonymous officials, as a “direct message of deterrence to Iran”.
Dec. 11, 2020
Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel
Al-Monitor reported that Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel within the framework of efforts exerted to normalize relations between Ankara and Israel and to collect points at the expense of the new US administration. The website said the new ambassador is Ufuk Ulutas, 40, head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s Strategic Research Center. Ulutas has served as president of SETA, a pro-government think-tank, and has written a number of research papers on Middle Eastern politics and Jewish history and is considered an expert on Iran. The website quoted sources close to Ulutas as saying that he is “very supportive of the Palestinians.” Since May 2018, Turkey and Israel have not exchanged ambassadors after the political crisis over moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
***See also ETRM Dec. 7th report:
Erdogan confidant sends Israel another message of reconciliation
Dec. 10, 2020
Ethiopia returning Eritrean refugees to Tigray camps; U.N. concerned over move
Ethiopia Insists It Will Control Aid To Troubled Tigray
US Urges Eritrea To Pull Out Of Tigray
Ethiopia’s government said on Friday it was returning Eritrean refugees to camps in the northern Tigray region, a move that prompted concerns from the United Nations refugee agency, which does not have access to the camps. The refugees are being taken from the capital Addis Ababa back to two camps they had fled from during a month of fighting between the military and a rebellious regional force because it is now safe and stable in Tigray, the government said in a statement. Meanwhile, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisted Friday that his government would take the lead in delivering aid to Tigray, where his troops have been fighting forces loyal to the regional government. The United Nations and aid agencies have been unable to access the region since the start of fighting and are deeply worried over the plight of civilians and refugees — as well as their own staff on the ground — and have called for unfettered access.
Dec. 11, 2020
US recognizes Western Sahara as part of Morocco
Polisario ‘regrets’ U.S. stance on Moroccan claim to Western Sahara
Fallout between Trump and top GOP senator made Morocco-Israel deal possible
In exchange for Moroccan normalization of ties with Israel, Trump announced that he signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara, a disputed territory. The White House also urged the sides in the Western Sahara conflict to return to the negotiating table under the framework of Morocco’s plan for autonomy for the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara. The US plans to open a consulate in Dakhla, in Western Sahara, which the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said would have “a primarily economic vocation.” Kushner said recognizing Moroccan sovereignty in the Western Sahara was “something that seemed inevitable at this point; is something that we think advances the region and helps bring more clarity to where things are going.”
Dec. 11, 2020
Protesters Block Yerevan Streets As Pressure Builds On Armenia’s Prime Minister To Step Down
Turkey’s Erdogan says Armenia needs new leaders
Opposition activists have blocked several streets in Yerevan as pressure continues to build on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian amid opposition calls for him to step down over last month’s cease-fire deal with Azerbaijan. Protesters chanted, “Armenia without Nikol” and “Nikol must go!” as they flooded streets in the center of the Armenian capital on December 11, even after Pashinian and his party indicated a day earlier that they were “ready to discuss” the possibility of holding fresh parliamentary elections. “The authorities are ready to start such discussions on the condition, as the prime minister noted, that no party threatens others,” Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonian told reporters on December 10. Opposition supporters have rallied in Yerevan and other Armenian cities since Pashinian agreed to the Moscow-brokered deal that took effect on November 10, ending six weeks of fierce fighting in and around the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Dec. 11, 2020
Thailand protesters seek UN help to repeal royal defamation law
Thai democracy activists rallied at the UN’s Bangkok office on Thursday (Dec 10) and asked the body to pressure the kingdom into repealing royal defamation laws they say are being used to suppress their movement. 23 leaders are facing charges under the legislation for headlining demonstrations demanding reforms to the monarchy and more scrutiny of the royal family’s financial arrangements. Lese majeste crimes have been on the books for over a century in Thailand, but were last strengthened in 1976. The use of the law has slowed since 2018 due to the “mercy” of the king, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, but last month the premier gave the green light to deploy it again after months of protests. Hundreds of protesters also rallied Thursday at a Bangkok memorial that commemorates the lives of pro-democracy supporters lost during a military massacre in 1973. Overnight police also installed shipping containers stacked on top of each other and razor wire blockades to stop protesters from marching towards Government House, a royal palace and other sensitive sites. Besides calling for reforms to the monarchy, protesters are demanding a rewrite of a military-scripted constitution and the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha – who came to power in a 2014 coup.
Dec. 10, 2020
Federal Spending Sets Record Through November; Deficit Second-Highest Ever
Producer Prices Rise at Fastest Pace Since February
The federal government spent a record $886,587,000,000 in the first two months of fiscal 2021 (October and November), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. At the same time, the federal government ran a deficit of $429,337,000,000, which is the second highest deficit the federal government has ever run in the first two months of a fiscal year.
Dec. 10, 2020
Celebration in Argentina after lawmakers pass bill to legalize abortion
Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house of congress narrowly passed legislation Friday to legalize abortion, a key parliamentary step that followed nearly an entire day of contentious debate. The Chamber of Deputies passed the bill by a vote of 131-117 after 20 hours of debate. The bill, if it becomes law, would make it legal to end pregnancies up to 14 weeks — and Argentina would be just the fourth Latin American country to legalize abortion. The bill is part of President Alberto Fernandez’s social agenda, which leans heavily toward reforms for women’s rights. While the bill faces uncertainty in the Argentine Senate, Fernandez’s support lends the abortion-rights movement a voice it did not have under former center-right President Mauricio Macri. A bill legalizing abortion was narrowly defeated two years ago in Argentina’s Senate, which has long been opposed to abortion-rights legislation.
Dec. 11, 2020
FDA lists 22 potential adverse effects of new COVID-19 vaccine (page 16 both links)
FDA Safety Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccines : DRAFT Working list of possible adverse event outcomes ***Subject to change***
Guillain-Barré syndrome, Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Transverse myelitis, Encephalitis/myelitis/encephalomyelitis/ meningoencephalitis/meningitis/ encepholapathy, Convulsions/seizures, Stroke, Narcolepsy and cataplexy, Anaphylaxis, Acute myocardial infarction Myocarditis/pericarditis, Autoimmune disease, Deaths , Pregnancy and birth outcomes, Other acute demyelinating diseases, Non-anaphylactic allergic reactions, Thrombocytopenia, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Venous thromboembolism, Arthritis and arthralgia/joint pain, Kawasaki disease, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, Vaccine enhanced disease
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