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How Do Saudis Benefit by Ignoring the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?

What is the reason behind Saudi silence?

(TEL AVIV) - According to the Israeli news website Almasdar, Saudi Arabia was the first country to condemn the new round of conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. It was a political gesture for the House of Saud.

Saudi Arabia, because of its dominance in Arab and Islamic media, magnifies its role in Palestine, causing people in Muslim countries to believe the Saudis maintain a hostile position toward Israel.

Tunisia to Withdraw from Anti-Syrian Coalition

A 20 million Euro contract was signed in a recent meeting to strengthen and train the special Tunisian forces.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Russia’s Ambassador in Tunisia Sergey Nikolaev last October 6 emphasized that Tunisia is serious to fight the terrorists in the region. He also said that Russia's military operation against ISIS positions in Syria is more effective than America's coalition.

Farhat Horchani, Minister of National Defense of Tunisia, during a meeting with his French counterpart announced that his country will cooperate with anti-ISIS coalition in the framework of intelligence cooperation.

Israelis` Distrust Netanyahu`s Economic Policies

According to the poll, 81% of respondents believe that the gap between rich and poor resulted from Netanyahu's right-wing government's policies in the last 10 years

(SALEM, Ore.) - According to the humanitarian aid organization namely Latet, 81 percent of citizens believe that current government's economic policies has increased needy and poor section in Israeli society.

Humanitarian aid organization Latet on the eve of the International Day Against Poverty said that only 17 percent of people believe that the Israeli Government will be managed to curb social gap between rich and poor in the occupied land.

Netanyahu Must Stop the Incitement Against Israel`s Arab Citizens

"Netanyahu has spoken about attacks on Arabs on Election Day and Muslims were incited by his remarks. Thus Netanyahu must be held accountable for insecurity throughout Israel" - Zahava Gal-On, Knesset member

(SALEM, Ore.) - Zahava Gal-On, Knesset member and Meretz Leader at a recent meeting of the Knesset announced that ministers and Knesset members incite Israel's Arab people.

He pointed out that Yigal Amir by inciting the rabbis lead to Rabin's murder, inciting against Israel’s Arab citizens by the prime minister and his ministers will impose huge costs.

Iran Nuclear Deal, Future of Islam and A.Khamenei`s Letter to Western Youth

Since 911, I have been asking myself: what happened to Islam? More so since the emergence and mainstreaming of sectarian killings inside Iraq after the 2003 US invasion and the recent mass displacements of religious minorities by ISIS in the Middle East, the largest since the Ottoman Empire disintegrated.

(TEHRAN) - If I were a faithful and pious Muslim and if I were to take a look at the state of the religion of Islam and Muslims today, I would be extremely worried. And even though I am not a Muslim faithful but an Arab secular Christian woman, I can still worry for my Muslim sisters and brothers and the religion of Islam.

This is not a selfless concern. The future of minorities in the Middle East depends largely on the state of the Muslim religion, which is the religion of the majority.

Germany Condemns Saudis as Bahrainis Commemorate Martyrs Day

The charge that Saudi Arabia has funded mosques with links to Islamist terrorism in the West is not new.

(BERLIN) - On 6th December, Germany’s vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel asked Saudi Arabia to stop supporting religious radicals amid growing concern among some legislators in Berlin about the funding of militant mosques by the world’s biggest oil exporter.

The unusual criticism of the Gulf state follows a report by Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, which suggested that Saudi foreign policy was becoming more “impulsive”.

Israel`s Dream to Take Over The Temple Mount

“The prime minister made it clear that he expects all members of the government to act accordingly” - Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely

(TEL AVIV) - “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuked a minister who had said that Israel's dream is to hoist its flag over the Temple Mount", Al Masdar - The Israel Project reported.

The site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, “is the most sacred place of the Jewish people,” Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told the Knesset television channel.

Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Issues Statement

World Assembly of Islamic Awakening asks all Muslims around the world to raise their voices regarding the inhumane acts of the Nigerian Army against Muslims

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful: upon hearing of the Nigerian army's brutal invasion of Muslims in this country which martyred and wounded a large number of devout and pious people, the largest Islamic country in Africa caused much grief and sorrow for the Muslim Ummah.

The Nigerian Army's violent acts and indiscriminate killings of Muslims who were holding protests on Quds Day in the holy month of Ramadan last year are still fresh in our memory.

Most Residents in Israeli-Occupied Territories Dissatisfied with Government`s Foreign Policies

"These are dangerous trends” - Mitvim chairman Dr. Nimrod Goren

(TEL AVIV) - A mere 11% of residents in the Israeli-occupied territories are satisfied with the government’s performance in foreign relations, while 60% are not satisfied, according to a poll regional foreign policy conducted by a think tank namely Mitvim, reported by Jerusalem Post.

Only 7 percent of residents in the Israeli-occupied territories think Israel’s international standing is good.

Iraqi Oil Reportedly Transported to Israel via Turkey

ISIS oil is allegedly transported to Israel via the Turkish-Azeri company of billionaire Mubariz Gurbanoğlu.

(ANKARA) - A Turkish Energy official said that ISIS & Iraqi Kurdistan oil is sold to Israel via Turkey, Today's Zaman reported.

While Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yilmaz has already stated that Germany and Italy are the main purchasers of Iraqi oil, the Turkish Energy official says that Turkey's Botas company is transporting the oil to Tel Aviv through Turkish port of Ceyhan, according to the report.