יום רביעי, כ״ג תמוז תשפ״וWednesday, July 8, 2026
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"Our visit to the United Arab Emirates is a powerful symbol of the changing dynamics in the Middle East," said Yesha Council head Yisrael Ganz.
By David Isaac
More than half of respondents would oppose a "Palestinian" state even if it were part of a Saudi-Israel peace deal.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Trump administration officials, past and present, recently have made statements in favor of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Riyadh is also waiting for a ceasefire in Gaza before potentially signing on to the Abraham Accords.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israeli Minister Benny Gantz's party does, however, want an "international civilian governance mechanism for Gaza" that includes "Palestinians."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The series of arrests is driven by security concerns connected to Oct. 7, according to Riyadh-based diplomats and human rights groups.
“This is a package deal,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said of the components of a Saudi-Israeli agreement. “None go forward without the others.”
“Some people think that by forcing neighboring countries to normalize their ties [with Israel] the problem will be solved. They are wrong,” said the Iranian leader.
By Joshua Marks
“Iran is a nation that endorses terrorism, and the world should have curtailed it much earlier," a member of the royal family told Hebrew media.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Arab states were initially hesitant to share the information, fearing Iranian reprisal, according to The Wall Street Journal.
By Ariel Kahana
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer is scheduled to meet the Saudi ambassador to Washington in pursuit of an historic agreement.
By Joshua Marks
The Israeli prime minister reportedly dismissed the proposal, brought to him by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Achieving any shared vision, however, will be complicated.
The IDF study is being administered by a number of branches, including intelligence, strategic planning, the Iran department and the Air Force.
Blinken's trip will include a visit to Ramallah in the Palestinian Authority.
The Saudi want peace with Israel and a defense treaty with the US, that's all they care about.
Saudi aid to the Palestinian Authority dropped from $174 million a year in 2019 to zero in 2021.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Riyadh reportedly asked Washington to freeze negotiations over the Netanyahu government's stance on concessions to the Palestinian Authority.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
he top U.S. diplomat said that for Riyadh, too, progress on the "Palestinian" issue was necessary for the normalization process to move forward.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Trump administration reportedly assured the UAE that the U.S. would not recognize Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria until 2024 at the earliest.
Some within the PA believe they will lose out from a Saudi normalization.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The kingdom contributed billions to Palestinian Authority Arab causes until cutting off funding over corruption.
The Israelis spent the night in a hotel in Saudi Arabia.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The U.S. secretary of state said Saudi Arabia will need to show Muslims it extracted major achievements for the "Palestinians" in any normalization deal.
Jake Sullivan has traveled to Riyadh numerous times over the last six months in a bid to broker an agreement.
The timing was not accidental when Saudi Arabia announced its ambassador to Jordan will also take on the roles of ambassador to the Palestinian Authority and consul general in eastern Jerusalem.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Eli Cohen predicted that Netanyahu and the Saudi crown prince would make history together.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Said Boukioud was jailed for Facebook posts denouncing the Abraham Accords “in a way that could be interpreted as criticism of the king."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
David Barnea met with the U.S. national security advisor at the White House ahead of his trip to Jeddah.
Israel’s decision also holds immense significance due to its direct impact on the activities of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah in North Africa, disrupting their efforts to establish roots and expand their presence in the region.
Morocco normalized relations with Jerusalem as part of the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The "Land Connectivity by Trucks" proposal hopes to kick off even before Jerusalem-Riyadh normalization.
A fiber-optic cable is to connect Asia to the West via the Jewish state.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Such a deal might see Tehran promise to halt nuclear enrichment.
The “Tracks for Regional Peace” plan and a newer U.S.-backed proposal to connect Gulf and Arab countries with India come as talks intensify between Israel and Saudi Arabia to reach a normalization agreement by the end of the year.
“Normalization with Riyadh could happen within six months.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
If the Saudis can “calm the Yemeni situation down, I think that’s great,” the U.S. envoy to Jerusalem said.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
It’s in Riyadh’s interest to forge an agreement while Biden is in office, U.S. officials said.
By Ariel Kahana
Washington is examining Riyadh's conditions for peace with Jerusalem, including establishing a civilian nuclear program.
The two leaders agreed to continue the dialogue between them in a personal meeting in the near future.
Israel is trying to normalize relations with Indonesia, Somalia, Mauritania and Niger.
Sudan’s top leadership confirmed hosting Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen for talks on fully normalizing ties on Thursday. Sudanese ruler General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan released a statement confirming the meeting, along with photos of himself with Cohen and other members of the Israeli entourage. “The head of the ruling council met today in his office with […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"If we have peace with Saudi Arabia, we are effectively going to bring an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict," Benjamin Netanyahu said.
By TPS / WAM
“This is the definition of disruptive technology. It is changing the way we live, the way we work.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Relations with Bahrain are at the center of Israeli consensus,” Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej said.
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) treaty is expected to increase bilateral trade to over $10 billion within five years.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“This is what true peace looks like,” tweets the Religious Zionist Party head.
By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk
The Abraham Accords are “a warm peace between our people, a true peace of goodwill, mutual respect, friendship, moderation and tolerance,” said Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
The IPO will perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 (in A major).
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Opening Oman's skies to Israeli flights would let airlines take full advantage of Riyadh's opening of its own airspace to Israeli flights.
This marks yet another step forward in Israel’s warming relationship with the Arab world since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020.
It is unclear exactly what technology he was talking about.
“After hard work we are proud, happy and excited,” Israeli Ambassador to the UAE Amir Hayek said Tuesday.
Later this month, Kara will explore “how Israeli robots can offer a solution to Azerbaijan’s landmine problem.”
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Most of the collaborations are confidential so as not to embarrass the partners in the emerging alliance.
Previously, Israeli citizens could only enter Qatar for such events if they also held another nation’s passport.
By Israel Hayom
Riyadh is reportedly in serious talks with Jerusalem about establishing business ties and bolstering security coordination.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Iraq has officially been at war with Israel since 1948.
This is the first full free trade agreement with an Arab country and is taking place so shortly after the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The new forum is a direct outcome of the historic Abraham Accords and was announced last October at the first trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of all three countries.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
A bit over a year ago, Israel and Morocco announced the normalization of relations.
In December 2020, President Erdoğan said: "Israeli policy is unacceptable, but we are interested in strengthening relations."
Jeff Mendelsohn, executive director of Pro-Israel America, tweeted that “by pulling his support for the Abraham Accords, Rep. Bowman makes clear that he isn’t interested in peace. He’s only interested in placating the anti-Israel Socialist party that’s supporting him.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said he does not envision the country joining the Abraham Accords “in the absence of a real commitment to a two-state solution” between Israel and the Palestinians.
Gantz stressed the value of Israel’s recent repositioning to United States Central Command.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Isaac Herzog: “Sons and daughters of Abraham can reside together in peaceful coexistence.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
IMPACT-se discovered that peacemaking was “by far” the top priority discussed in the textbooks that were analyzed.
"We are very excited that David Friedman is now taking a leadership role in the Republican Jewish Coalition."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Biden administration has signaled that it is working to expand the circle with Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the Maldives, Comoros, Kuwait and Qatar.
"Those who are happy about the assassination of Qasem Soleimani are the gays of the Arab nation who have normalized relations with Israel"
Israeli Arabs don't trust the government to implement plans for fighting crime in Arab communities.
Bennett: There's no better time to spread the message of Israel to the world and this mission is an example of proactively spreading that light.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The exhibition, titled “Maktoub,” which means both “written” and “destined” in Arabic, features works from 10 calligraphy artists (half from Israel and half from the UAE).
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The plan sees the solar farm entering operation by 2026 and producing 2 percent of Israel’s energy by 2030.
By Josh Hasten
“Countries have interests, they don’t necessarily have friends, and the Saudis have come to the conclusion that it is in their national interests to make peace with the Israelis,” said attorney Eric Levine, a participant and board member of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The aircraft will be converted at a new site established at the Etihad Engineering’s Maintenance, Repair and Operations center in Abu Dhabi.
By David Isaac
The main argument against the deal is that it would lead to a sharp rise in the number of oil tankers visiting the Gulf of Eilat, creating a threat to Israel’s coral reefs in the event of a spill.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Jerusalem has remained silent on the developments.
The Prime Minister and the Ambassadors discussed expanding ties between their countries.
An Iraqi court warned that it plans to issue arrest warrants for all the conference participants, as soon as their identities became known.
By David Isaac
An agreement penned a year ago has encountered growing opposition from environmentalist groups and Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“I am honored to announce that I will be arriving in Tel Aviv today to
By Ariel Kahana
Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, chairman of Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee at the UAE Federal National Council, in a special interview marking the one-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing Khalid Al Jalahma to head the Gulf country’s diplomatic mission to Israel.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Lapid thanked former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who “was the architect of the Abraham Accords and who worked tirelessly to bring them about. This moment is his, no less than it is ours.”
Sen. Cruz pulls support for bill after Senate Foreign Relations Committee adds language pushing Palestinian statehood and new funding amid ongoing PA Arab terrorism.
By TPS / WAM
The Abrahamic Family House, the project inspired by the Document on Human Fraternity and constructed on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi and will house a mosque, church, and synagogue, will open in 2020.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Sudan’s cabinet voted on Tuesday to repeal the 1958 law calling for a boycott on the Jewish state, several months after Israel and Sudan announced the normalization of relations, and 63 years after the enactment of the law.
The flights from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv will be available three times per week in April, moving to daily flights in May.
This isn't pathetic. This is on purpose.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Biden administration’s foreign-policy agenda, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged the work of his predecessor, Mike Pompeo.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The platform would include jamming and cyber-takeover capabilities, as well as guns, missiles, electromagnetics and lasers able to destroy a drone.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Netanyahu will meet with UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the airport.
Lip service aside, the administration’s moves make clear that for Biden and his advisers, Arab-Israel peace is an impediment to their ideologically motivated efforts to empower the PLO and Iran.
By Josh Hasten
Brian Finkel reached out to Dubai-based Al Barakah Dates Factory, and without knowing he lived in Israel, it became his largest supplier. As the relationship grew, the two companies ended up forming a strategic partnership that is becoming representative of the region.
Pompeo received the Global Leadership Award from human rights icon Natan Sharansky and CAM Executive Director Sacha Roytman-Dratwa.
The treaty was signed on September 15, 2020. It recognizes each state's sovereignty.
By Eliana Rudee
Yaakov Berg, who owns the Psagot Winery with his wife, expresses his hope that “peace with the Emirates will change our relationship with Palestinians.”
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Back to the failed formulas again.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Cohen met with Sudanese President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Defense Minister Yassin Ibrahim and other senior members of the Sudanese government.
July 3, 2026 
