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Volume 14, Issue 47
 
"This is a terror that Europe has not seen, has not seen for 80 years, and we are asking for a reply, for an answer to this terror from the whole world. Is this a lot to ask for, to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people? Is this too much to ask, humanitarian no-fly zone, something that Russia would not be able to terrorize our free cities?"

—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his address before a Joint Session of Congress, March 16, 2022
The Other Pivot to China

By Hussein Aboubakr Mansour | March 18, 2022 

After Saudi and UAE leaders Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan were reported to have refused to take calls from the White House recently, Saudi Arabia announced that it had invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit. The incident came only a week after Gulf countries rejected an American request to increase oil production to compensate for Russian oil. The latest episode of the stark contrast between American-Arab strained relations and Arab-Chinese cooperation appears part of a more significant pivot in the Middle East toward China, who will be the winner in the post-American Middle East. 

Moreover, Saudi Arabia is considering accepting yuan instead of dollars for oil sales to China.  

Read more here
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On February 24, 2022, most of the world woke up to the harsh realization that evil really does exist. Western Europe, particularly Germany, has reversed its long-held aversion to military spending and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz committed 2% of their GDP to defense.
 
Unfortunately, Israel has never been allowed the luxury of such slumber. Ever since Israel's inception, formidable forces have attempted to eliminate it. Israel has watched as Russian President Vladimir Putin commits atrocities against the valiant Ukrainian people, and although Ukrainian Present Volodymyr Zelensky has made impassioned please for a “no-fly zone” to President Biden, it has fallen on deaf ears.
 
Israel is now facing an existential crisis of its own, with a regime that is every bit as evil as Russia: the Islamic Republic of Iran, with which we are perilously close to a horrific nuclear agreement. Among other things, the agreement will further cement the regime’s control with tens of billions of dollars, and will give sanctions relief to some of the world’s worst terrorists.
 
Experts agree that Iran is only weeks away from total nuclear breakout. Seeing how the United States has reacted to the crisis in Ukraine, does that change Israel’s calculus when it comes to the nuclear project of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
 
Here to answer those questions and more is Brigadier General Amir Avivi of the Israeli Defense Forces.
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Iran

Top U.S. officials: Iran deal talks down to final issues - Politico

US concessions in nuclear talks a boon to Iranian, Russian economies  - Jerusalem Post

New Iran Agreement Would Let Russia Cash in on $10 Billion Contract To Build Nuclear Sites  
- Free Beacon

Iran fires missiles at Irbil US consulate; Tehran: ‘Secret Israeli bases’ targeted   - Times of Israel

Russia says it received US guarantees on Iran nuclear deal  - Times of Israel

Iran Eliminates Some Weapons Potential in Uranium Stockpile   - Bloomberg

Iran Sends Its Missile Regards  - Wall Street Journal
Antisemitism
SUNY Brockport facing intense opposition over choice of speaker  - Democrat & Chronicle
Biden Blames the Jews for His Ukraine Policy  - Tablet
Sierra Club Reinstates Trips to Israel Following Outcry from Jewish Groups 
- Jewish Exponent
The fight over biased ethnic studies courses is spreading to public schools nationwide
- Jewish Philanthropy
Israel
Israel's rescue of Arabs from Ukraine undermines oppression narrative  - Jerusalem Post
'We won't leave until you are in an Israeli hospital'  - Israel Hayom
Israeli doctors arrive in Ukraine to build NIS 21 million field hospital  - Jerusalem Post

Israeli government websites crash after ‘massive’ cyberattack, officials say  - Times of Israel

Israel faces high stakes as Russia go-between  
- The Hill
Middle East
UAE, Israel press US for security assurances should Iran nuclear deal be revived: report  
- Jerusalem Post

A Final Warning from Arabs to Biden 
- Jerusalem Post

Inside Qatar’s ‘Multimillion-Dollar Plan’ To Mainstream Anti-Israel Journalists  
- Free Beacon

Qatar officially becomes US strategic partner in Gulf   - Bloomberg
Europe

After decades of building their lives in Ukraine, Jews are once again fleeing the country
- New York Times

Israel welcomes France’s decision to outlaw two pro-Palestinian groups   - Jerusalem Post

Russia may do Biden a favor by killing the Iran deal   - Politico
United States
U.S. weighs dropping Iran's IRGC from terrorism list  - Reuters
Americans Still Pro-Israel, Though Palestinians Gain Support  - Gallup

Nides: Israeli settlement growth infuriates me, calls it 'stupid things'  - Jerusalem Post

Security for Pompeo costing $2 million per month amid threats from Iran: report  - The Hill

The Revolution Inside the ADL - Commentary
US in 'hourly contact' with Israelis on Russia-Ukraine war, envoy says  - Jerusalem Post
White House faces oil standoff with Saudi Arabia and UAE as prices soar  - The Guardian
Heard on the Hill

Dozen House Dems: ‘Hard to envision supporting’ new Iran deal  - Jewish Insider

GOP Moves To Bar Biden Admin From Lifting Iran Sanctions That Would Expand Russia’s War Machine  - Free Beacon
In rare show of unity, all Jewish US House Dems slam Amnesty chief’s Israel comments
- Times of Israel
US Republican senators say they will not back Iran nuclear deal  - Al Jazeera
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