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The Middle East receives lots of attention but often without context, sources or relevance. News, analysis and conversation about topics on the Middle East which impact the United States, its...
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The Middle East receives lots of attention but often without context, sources or relevance. News, analysis and conversation about topics on the Middle East which impact the United States, its government and citizens. Brought to you by The Media Line news agency, veteran journalists Felice Friedson, Michael Friedson and Charles Bybelezer host.
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14 JAN 2021 · Aryeh Lightstone, senior adviser to US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, was recently appointed special envoy for economic normalization, with responsibility to represent US interests in normalizing economic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Kosovo, and Morocco. Special Envoy Lightstone spoke with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about the future of the Abraham Accords under a new US administration, the launching of a new business network bringing together women entrepreneurs in the Abraham Accord nations and beyond, and the role of the Abraham Fund in supporting economic normalization in the region.
4 JAN 2021 · Richard Grenell went from being US ambassador to Germany to serving as acting head of national intelligence and has now been nominated to sit on the Holocaust Memorial Council. Ambassador Grenell spoke with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about calling-out Iran-backed Hizbullah as a terrorist organization; the underutilization of US embassies; sitting down with anti-Semites and explaining why foreign policy should matter to Americans.
3 NOV 2020 · With elections underway in the United States and the world waiting to see whether President Trump will lead the free world for another four years, the foreign policy issues that have played a central role in the Trump Administration's first term have received woefully little attention during the campaign for a second four years. Daniel Kurtzer served as US ambassador to Egypt during the Clinton Administration and was ambassador to Israel during the term of President George W. Bush. Ambassador Kurtzer, S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University, joins me on the Hill on the Middle East.
21 SEP 2020 · Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson about the Abraham Accord’s economic and security benefits for the region and the snap-back sanctions on Iran. The SecState expresses his belief that America’s allies will come around to supporting the U.S. call for pressure on the Islamic Republic; and speaks to the importance of the Middle East and Israel to the American people.
2 SEP 2020 · US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just completed a swing through parts of the Middle East, apparently without too much success in convincing his hosts to make like the United Arab Emirates and move toward normalization with Israel.
24 JUL 2020 · Dr. Ann Speckhard, is Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism, and an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the Georgetown School of Medicine. Dr. Speckhard directs the Breaking the ISIS Brand Counternarratives Project.
4 JUN 2020 · Israel’s Ambassador Danny Danon is winding up a tumultuous term as Israel’s representative to the United Nations. Throughout his tempestuous tenure, the media spotlight always seemed to be shining on Turtle Bay.
Danon previously served as a member of the Knesset from the Likud Party, as Minister of Science, Technology and Space, and as Deputy Minister of Defense.
20 MAY 2020 · Morgan Ortagus is spokeswoman to the State Department and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
She spoke with Felice Friedson about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's lightning trip to Israel amid the pandemic, US Israel relations with China, and the frail peace agreement between the Taliban and Afghanistan. Ortagus also discussed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push for annexation and to top it off some personal insights into women's advancement in Saudi Arabia.
14 MAY 2020 · Senator Ben Cardin, (D-Md) speaks with veteran journalist Felice Friedson about the critical importance of journalism and bills he has sponsored. Discussion includes Israel's relationship with America, the Iranian nuclear deal, Russia's growing influence on the Middle East, the potential for peace in the Middle East and the Trump peace plan.
The Middle East receives lots of attention but often without context, sources or relevance. News, analysis and conversation about topics on the Middle East which impact the United States, its...
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The Middle East receives lots of attention but often without context, sources or relevance. News, analysis and conversation about topics on the Middle East which impact the United States, its government and citizens. Brought to you by The Media Line news agency, veteran journalists Felice Friedson, Michael Friedson and Charles Bybelezer host.
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