Tag: Abraham Accords
Jewish leaders visit Saudi Arabia to assess openness towards Israel, form budding networks
Earlier this month, it was revealed that a group of 15 Republican Jewish leaders from the United States paid a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June to try to advance the...
‘People-to-people’ relationships are centerpiece of Abraham Accords’ progress, advocates say
The Abraham Accords garnered headlines in 2020 as landmark normalization deals between the governments of Israel and Arab states. But more than a year later, advocates of the agreements are emphasizing their impact on...
European Commission’s first coordinator on combating anti-Semitism to receive CER Moshe Rosen Prize
The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) will present one of its highest awards to Katharina Von Schnurbein, the first European Commission Co-ordinator on Combatting Antisemitism at a ceremony held in Munich, Germany, later this month.
The 2021...
Friedman: ‘I believe the US will respect Israel if Israel respects itself’
It’s been almost a year since U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman completed his service. In an interview with JNS, Friedman—who recently joined former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s new investment fund, Liberty Strategic, as its...
Israel’s diamond industry to make first appearance at Bahrain jewelry expo
One of the Gulf region’s most prestigious diamond and jewelry shows, Jewellery Arabia, is being held this year from Nov. 16-20 in Bahrain, and for the first time, Israel’s diamond industry will be represented.
Israel Diamond...
Qatar official rules out normalization with Israel because of ‘occupation’
Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Wednesday that the country has no plans to normalize relations with Israel and that the Abraham Accords agreements between Israel and Arab countries are...
At trilateral summit, Lapid places focus on finding alternative plan on Iran, hints at...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid took part in a historic trilateral meeting with fellow Abraham Accords members on Wednesday, discussing a range of issues with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab...
The story behind Iraq’s first pro-Israel conference
It was as remarkable as it was unexpected. More than 300 Iraqis, both Sunnis and Shi’ites, gathered at a conference in a hotel ballroom on Sept. 24 in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil...
Israeli Knesset launches Abraham Accords Caucus on anniversary of normalization agreements
Several hundred dignitaries and guests, including Israeli government ministers, Knesset members, foreign ambassadors and mayors gathered in the Knesset auditorium on Monday afternoon for the launch of the Knesset’s “Abraham Accords Caucus,” whose mission...
Friedman’s ‘The Abraham Accords’ comes to life, and the big screen, at gala Jerusalem...
Just over one year after being signed at the White House, the historic Abraham Accords came to life at a star-studded gala event in Jerusalem on Monday.
The event featured the premiere of an upcoming...