{"id":311829,"date":"2025-11-22T18:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T18:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-middle-east-report\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T18:41:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T18:41:35","slug":"the-middle-east-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=311829","title":{"rendered":"The Middle East Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-2756806013524461262\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEg5xQLAbOWxFjqNsrn09pOudf1GvKXKSV20B2YYO4gHFSJBThIQDQARZrR4SAYCcjsKS2F3mTqeJqudyHPzZCVeTCuiQED9swKKmwtx17-Wx_eqTE0WwElcvoXC-im8CC2ueLOcK6ZJFQ0gsYCjPW_1RVoXlEsbD9m5ZCWAiVtO2y4AXMSZyMSQhlV0MQc\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"521\" data-original-width=\"526\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEg5xQLAbOWxFjqNsrn09pOudf1GvKXKSV20B2YYO4gHFSJBThIQDQARZrR4SAYCcjsKS2F3mTqeJqudyHPzZCVeTCuiQED9swKKmwtx17-Wx_eqTE0WwElcvoXC-im8CC2ueLOcK6ZJFQ0gsYCjPW_1RVoXlEsbD9m5ZCWAiVtO2y4AXMSZyMSQhlV0MQc\" width=\"242\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">James discusses this week\u2019s latest Middle East<br \/>\ndevelopments on Radio Islam.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">To listen to the podcast, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/jamesmdorsey.substack.com\/p\/the-middle-east-report-c36\">https:\/\/jamesmdorsey.substack.com\/p\/the-middle-east-report-c36<\/a><br \/>\n<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Transcript<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\"><o:p\/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>Anchor<\/b>] Good morning, James. Always a<br \/>\npleasure to talk to you. Good morning.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>James M. Dorsey<\/b>] It&#8217;s always wonderful<br \/>\nto be with you. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>Anchor<\/b>] Israel&#8217;s US support base is<br \/>\nnarrowing, coming at Israel from different directions. You&#8217;ve got US President<br \/>\nDonald Trump, then you&#8217;ve got the increasingly critical evangelicals, which<br \/>\nuntil recently was a rock-solid Israeli support base. \u00a0You&#8217;ve got the influential Make America Great<br \/>\nAgain torchbearers, who are all chipping away at Israel&#8217;s standing.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>James M. Dorsey<\/b>]<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Indeed, Trump signalled his changing attitude<br \/>\ntowards Israel with his intended sale to of F-35 fighter jets, the world&#8217;s most<br \/>\nadvanced fighter. The sale, and Mr. Trump&#8217;s remarks when announcing it with<br \/>\nSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at his side, puts the kingdom on par<br \/>\nwith Israel. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Potentially, the sale could alter the military<br \/>\nbalance in the Middle East and violate US law that obliges the United States to<br \/>\nensure that Israel maintains a qualitative military edge in the region.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">At the same time, Trump&#8217;s move came also as<br \/>\nIsrael loses support among young American evangelicals, a traditionally<br \/>\npro-Israel support base, and criticism of Israel mounting among the President&#8217;s<br \/>\nMake America Great Again supporters.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>Anchor<\/b>] American-born Rabbi Mir Kahani<br \/>\nis back with a vengeance. His racist Jewish supremacist ideology looms large 35<br \/>\nyears after he was assassinated in New York and 41 years after Israel banned<br \/>\nhis Kash party as a terrorist organisation. Tell us about that, James.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>James M. Dorsey<\/b>] The pervasive<br \/>\ninfluence of Kahani&#8217;s ideology is evident across Israeli politics and society,<br \/>\nas well as in segments of the country&#8217;s military. His disciples, including<br \/>\nNational Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Heritage Minister Amichai<br \/>\nBen-Eliyahu, occupy prominent government positions and propagate his precepts.<br \/>\nMembers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s Likud party are calling for the<br \/>\nrehabilitation of Kahani.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Kahani&#8217;s revival is hardly a uniquely Israeli<br \/>\nphenomenon. It is one of the most militant, supremacist, and racist fixtures of<br \/>\nthe worldwide mainstreaming of far-right racial, ethnic, and religious<br \/>\nprejudice and bigotry, including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>Anchor<\/b>] So coming back to Mohammed bin<br \/>\nSalman, right, in an increasingly multilateral world, the Saudi Crown Prince<br \/>\nWashington message was that the kingdom is claiming what it feels is its<br \/>\nrightful place at the table as a geopolitical and geoeconomic powerhouse.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>James M. Dorsey<\/b>] Absolutely. When the<br \/>\nCrown Prince visited Washington this week, he shifted multiple paradigms. In an<br \/>\nincreasing multilateral world, bin Salman suggested indeed rather than word<br \/>\nthat the kingdom and other Gulf states are claiming their rightful place at the<br \/>\ntable as geopolitical and geoeconomic powerhouses.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Trump catered to bin Salman&#8217;s ambitions by<br \/>\ndefining the U.S.-Saudi relationship as one of the most consequential in the<br \/>\nworld. Saudi Arabia brings more than geography, money, and Mecca to the table.<br \/>\nIt is rich in globally sought-after minerals that allow it to position itself<br \/>\nas a hub at the crossroads of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, and as a<br \/>\ncompetitor with China, the dominant minerals power in an equation that could<br \/>\nimpact the structure of a 21st century world order.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>Anchor<\/b>] So, Trump&#8217;s acceptance then of<br \/>\nbin Salman&#8217;s suggestion that he mediate an end to Sudan&#8217;s civil war would prove<br \/>\nto be a minefield because Saudi Arabia and the UAE are supporting opposing<br \/>\nsides.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>James M. Dorsey<\/b>] Yep. Casting himself<br \/>\nas the world&#8217;s foremost peacemaker, Trump announced this week that he would<br \/>\nseek to mediate an end to the war in Sudan at the request of the Saudi crown<br \/>\nprince. Although hard to believe, the United Nations describes the humanitarian<br \/>\nfallout of the war in Sudan as worse than even Gaza.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Unlike many of the other conflicts which Trump<br \/>\nhas intervened, such as Rwanda and the Congo, or Azerbaijan and Armenia, Sudan<br \/>\ncould put the president in a delicate position. U.S. allies Saudi Arabia, the<br \/>\nUnited Arab Emirates, and Egypt support opposing sides in Sudan, with the UAE<br \/>\nbacking the rapid support forces that stand accused of war crimes and crimes<br \/>\nagainst humanity. The UAE denies that it backs the forces.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Nevertheless, mediation may require the kind<br \/>\nof subtlety and delicacy which are hardly qualities one would associate with<br \/>\nTrump. Indeed.<\/span><o:p\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>Anchor<\/b>] James, as always, thank you<br \/>\nfor your time and have a great week. <o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">[<b>James M. Dorsey<\/b>] Thank you for having<br \/>\nme. It was a pleasure.<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">Listeners can subscribe to James&#8217; newsletter<br \/>\nblog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, and check out his articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/jamesmdorsey.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/jamesmdorsey.substack.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<o:p\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">Thank you for joining<br \/>\nme today. <o:p\/><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\">Thousands worldwide<br \/>\nare avid readers and listeners of The Turbulent World. 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