Analysis

The US president has made broad assertions ranging from who controls Syria's oil to announcing that US troops are on their way home. What is accurate, and what is not?

If there is one thing that always trumps the desire for social justice and better economic policies it is the hatred for and fear of a rival tribe, which repeatedly leads to similar voting patterns and the same political result.

The Blue and White party wants to prevent a situation in which Netanyahu continues to serve as prime minister for any length of time at any price, including at the expense of state security and economic stability.

Countries across the Persian Gulf wonder what they should take away from US President Donald Trump's withdrawal of American forces from Syria after apparently acquiescing to Turkey's invasion of Kurdish territory.

Despite the diplomatic schism between Israel and the PA, security coordination is ticking along, mostly because no one – not Israel, Jordan, or the PA – wants to see Hamas in power in Ramallah.

Moscow accrued power in the Middle East in 2015 by sending troops to Syria, where it and Iran have been key backers of President Bashar Assad amid civil war, while the United States pulled back.

One thing that is clear: The events have no direct repercussions as far as US-Israel relations are concerned.

America maintains some 1,000 troops in Syria who work alongside the Kurdish fighters. America's foes – Assad, Russia, and Iran – all stand to gain from a US troop withdrawal in Syria.

Anti-Semitism is often utilized by German political groups to make jabs at each other, particularly between the governing coalition and its archenemy in the domestic political sphere: the right-wing Alternative for Germany, which made significant gains in regional elections in eastern Germany, where the Halle attack occurred, facilitating a connection between AfD and the deadly shooting.

While the Kurds' warnings that the Turkish military operation will give ISIS a shot in the arm might be somewhat exaggerated, there is something disturbing and disappointing about the US decision to leave the Kurds to their fate.