DETROIT – The pandemic, racial unrest and election season have overwhelmed some news from the Middle East.
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have formally opened normalized relations with Israel. President Donald Trump sees the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement as a new dawn in the Middle East.
Is it, or is that overstating it? And what does it mean for the Palestinian cause?
Dr. Yael Aronoff, associate professor of international relations at James Madison College, and Saeed Khan, Senior lecturer of near east and Asian studies and director of global studies at Wayne State University weighed in on the issue.
Also, ready or not, the mail-in election is ready to begin. The absentee ballots start getting mailed out this week in Michigan.
Michigan Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, made an appearance on Flashpoint Sunday and talked about what those who vote by mail should know ahead of time.
Segment One
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
Segment Two
Dr. Yael Aronoff, associate professor of international relations at James Madison College and Saeed Khan, senior lecturer of near east and Asian studies and director of global studies at Wayne State University.
Segment Three
Flashpoint host Devin Scillian wraps up this week’s episode.