Volume 13, Issue 68:

“It is one thing to fail your people by stealing the money that the international community sends to them. But it is another level of unacceptable indifference to turn a blind eye to atrocities committed against your own people by an Arab country. By praising the Syrian government for 'achieving security and stability' the Fatah leaders are actually sending the message to kill imprison and torture Palestinians by the thousands.”

--- Khaled Abu Toameh, October 22, 2020
Jump to: Middle East (#Middle East) Israel (#Israel) Anti-Semitism (#Anti-Semitism)
[link removed]


** Is Iran pushing an arms race? ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------


** By Benjamin Weil / October 21st, 2020 / J ([link removed]) NS ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

While the United States has been busy with the presidential elections and the blazing fires out West, the U.N. arms embargo on selling conventional weapons to Iran, under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has expired. This essentially allows Iran to import weapons and systems from various countries—the two most obvious ones being Russia and China.

Following the failed attempt a month ago in the U.N. Security Council to renew the arms embargo, Iran has laid the groundwork and began negotiating arms deals with Russia and China. Just a day after the renewal of the embargo was thwarted, the Iranian Minister of Defense flew to Moscow to discuss the purchase of the S-400 system, the advanced SU-57 stealth fighter-jet, T-90 tanks and a number of missile systems.

Iran has also recently signed a 25-year trade and military partnership with China worth $400 billion. According to reports, the military component includes joint training and exercises, joint weapons development, intelligence sharing, and, of course, arms sales, such as C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles.

This is a recipe for disaster, and an arms race waiting to happen. On Oct. 19, the day after the U.N. weapons embargo officially expired, Iranian Minister of Defense Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami announced the Iranian intention of selling more weapons than it will purchase. If Iran is planning on a massive shopping spree of new weapons, systems and technology, that can only mean that they will be exporting a ton more to “the countries despised by the Americans if they ask for it,” in Hatami’s words. The natural reaction to this would most likely be an arms race in the Middle East.

Read the full article here ([link removed]) . ([link removed])


** Upcoming Events
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]

Capitol Hill Webinar – An Examination of Qatar - Part II
What are Their Values, Beliefs and Geostrategic Objectives?

Wednesday, October 28th at 12 pm EDT

Featuring Dr. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

Register Here ([link removed])


** Israel
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** IDF uncovers terror tunnel from Gaza Strip ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Arab-Israeli politicians against peace ([link removed]) - JNS
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** The Palestinians’ View of the U.S. Elections ([link removed]) - JCPA
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** UAE ratifies peace signing agreement with Israel ([link removed]) - Arab News
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Sudanese PM ready to normalize Israel ties pending parliament okay ([link removed]) - The Times of Israel
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Emiratis Land in Israel, Firming New Ties and Angering Palestinians ([link removed]) - The New York Times
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Palestinians: What Failure Looks Like ([link removed]) - Gatestone Institute
------------------------------------------------------------


** Middle East
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** U.S. held secret talks with Syria over missing American journalist, sanctions and U.S. military presence, Syrian newspaper reports ([link removed]) - Washington Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list ([link removed]) - AP
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee and pro-democracy group he founded sue Saudi crown prince in his slaying ([link removed]) - Washington Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Greece Seeks Arms Embargo, Halt to EU-Turkey Customs Union ([link removed]) - Bloomberg
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** France to dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group ([link removed]) - Arab News
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Qatar to keep funding Gaza through the end of 2021 ([link removed]) - YNet News
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Universities Face Federal Crackdown Over Foreign Financial Influence ([link removed]) - The New York Times
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Morocco's restrictions on Turkish goods raise suspicions it's joined Saudi boycott ([link removed]) - Middle East Eye
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Hamas uses secret cyberwar base in Turkey to target enemies ([link removed]) - The Times
------------------------------------------------------------


** Lebanon
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** Lebanese spy chief’s Washington visit spreads hope, controversy and covid-19 ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Pompeo discusses Israel-Lebanon common maritime boundary with Aoun ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** LF will not support Hariri nomination to head government ([link removed]) - The Daily Star
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Lebanon: Anti-government protesters mark one year of 'revolution' ([link removed]) - DW
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Lebanon: Hariri again tasked with forming new government ([link removed]) - Middle East Eye
------------------------------------------------------------


** Iran
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** Iran will sell more weapons than it will buy: defense chief ([link removed]) - Tehran Times
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Iran expects weapons exports as arms embargo ends ([link removed]) - Jerusalem Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** EU Still Siding with the "World's Worst Human Rights Abuser" ([link removed]) - Gatestone Institute
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Iran To Import North Korean missiles In 25-Year Military Deal With China ([link removed]) - Oil Price
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** The End of the Arms Embargo on Iran ([link removed]) - JCPA
------------------------------------------------------------


** Terrorism
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** France to expel 231 suspected extremists after attack on teacher - source ([link removed]) - Reuters
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Can Macron stem the tide of Islamism in France? ([link removed]) - The Spectator
------------------------------------------------------------


** Anti-Semitism
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** University of Hawaii to host documented Palestinian terrorist Leila Khaled ([link removed]) - JNS
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** US, Bahrain to Sign MOU on Combating Antisemitism ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Albania joins global efforts to combat anti-Semitism ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** Trump administration considers labeling top humanitarian groups ‘anti-Semitic’ ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
------------------------------------------------------------

Founded in 2005, The Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) is a Washington, D.C. based think tank and policy center with an unabashedly pro-America and pro-Israel stance. EMET (which means truth in Hebrew) prides itself on challenging the falsehoods and misrepresentations that abound in U.S. Middle East policy.


** INVEST IN THE TRUTH. INVEST IN EMET.
------------------------------------------------------------
INVEST HERE ([link removed])


** FOLLOW THE ENDOWMENT FOR MIDDLE EAST TRUTH
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
[link removed]
mailto:[email protected]

============================================================
Copyright © 2020 Endowment for Middle East Truth, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or events.

Our mailing address is:
Endowment for Middle East Truth
P.O. Box 66366
Washington, DC 20035
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
.
Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp
[link removed]