Tag: Abraham Accords
American Jewish Committee opens first office in Arab country
The American Jewish Committee announced that it has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, making it the first office in an Arab country and the 13th overseas...
Joint Israeli-Emirati water research program ready to open in Abu Dhabi
An agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi to launch a joint Israeli-Emirati water research program as part of a collaboration between the Israeli Watergen company and Baynunah, a sister company of Al Dahra Group, an Emirati...
New Qatari school textbooks glorify Hamas, reject peace between Israel and Arab states
Qatar prides itself on its high level of education and yet its own textbooks clearly do not meet accepted international standards, according to a new report by IMPACT-se, a research institute that analyzes schoolbooks...
Abraham Accords passes first real test with Gaza conflict, but obstacles remain
The recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip emerged as the first real test for Muslim countries that established ties with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords.
“The Abraham Accords passed...
Kushner launches ‘Abraham Accords Institute for Peace’ to deepen Arab-Jewish ties
Jared Kushner is forming an organization to help strengthen ties between the countries that signed the Abraham Accords normalization agreement in the fall of 2020, the group announced on Wednesday.
Kushner, the son-in-law of former U.S. President...
American Zionist Movement points to Muslim world as bright spot for Jews in dark...
A lengthy interview with Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations executive vice chairman Malcolm Hoenlein wrapped up the three-hour long virtual national conference of the American Zionist Movement on Monday, during which...
Holocaust remembrance in a Muslim country
Marking Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day in an Arab country would once have been considered unthinkable. Yet this is exactly what a group of us did on April 7 at the Crossroads of Civilizations Museum in Dubai.
The...
Biden administration to proceed with $23 billion arms sale to UAE
The Biden administration has announced its intention to Congress to move ahead with weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates, following a review of the deal struck by the Trump administration, Reuters reported on...
In first, Bahrain Jewish community holds Holocaust Remembrance Day event
The Jewish community in Bahrain marked Holocaust Remembrance Day for the first time in a virtual ceremony initiated by the House of Ten Commandments, said the local Jewish organization.
According to the organization, the ceremony...
Combating anti-Semitism benefits the Arab world
The Abraham Accords marked a historic turning point after decades of Arab and Muslim anti-Semitism. This year, for the first time, International Holocaust Memorial Day was observed by Arabs from the Accords states, as well as...