Tag: Abraham Accords
Biden’s Middle East diplomacy is about Michigan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East for yet another round of meetings. The point of it is, as with his previous trips since Hamas launched a war against Israel on...
UAE-Israel land corridor operating despite war
A land corridor for the delivery of cargo from the Gulf States to Israel through Saudi Arabia and Jordan and back is up and running, with operations increasing during the Israel-Hamas war as alternate...
An ‘Abraham Plan’ for the Middle East
Oct. 7, the day of Hamas’s barbaric, abhorrent terrorist attack on Israel, marked a watershed moment for the Middle East, with far-reaching consequences. In the short-term, Israel—which must be backed to the fullest extent—will...
Bahraini crown prince condemns Hamas, calls to free hostages
Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa over the weekend "unequivocally" condemned Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 Israelis and called on the terrorist group to release the estimated 240...
In historic first, Israeli minister delivers speech in Riyadh
Israeli Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi spoke at a conference in Saudi Arabia's capital on Wednesday, marking the first speech by an Israeli minister in the country.
"As demonstrated by the Abraham Accords, when nations...
Trump envoy upbeat on Saudi deal, says Riyadh worried by Israeli domestic strife
Former President Donald Trump's special Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt was invited to the Saudi Embassy in Washington last week to celebrate the kingdom's national day.
"I wore my kippah proudly, and I was warmly welcomed and...
Blinken to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia amid normalization push
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Saudi Arabia later this month amid a diplomatic push to bring the Sunni kingdom into the Abraham Accords.
The trip, which the State Department has...
Israeli minister leads delegation to Saudi Arabia
Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi arrived in Riyadh on Monday night at the head of a 14-strong delegation, becoming the second minister from the Jewish state to make a visit to the Sunni Muslim...
Israeli Cabinet member receives warm welcome in Riyadh
An Israeli delegation led by Tourism Minister Haim Katz received a warm, public welcome in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday during the opening session of a U.N. World Tourism Organization gathering.
"There is a delegation here...
Israel’s UN ambassador preps for a busy General Assembly
This week’s meeting in New York between the leaders of Israel and the United States on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly is sure to be a headline-grabber.
But Israel’s ambassador to the...