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A satellite image of the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, Dec. 30, 2001. Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons.

Iran’s Bahrain campaign enters a dangerous new phase

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The normalization of relations between Israel and Bahrain constitutes another significant and painful blow to Iran’s soft belly. However, unlike the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain is of particular historical, religious and political importance to...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández at the opening of a Honduran Trade Office in Jerusalem on Sept. 1, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Honduras to relocate embassy to Jerusalem by year’s end

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Israel and Honduras will open embassies in each other’s capital cities before the end of this year, according to a statement released on Sunday by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. The joint announcement came following...
U.S. President Donald Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani sign the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour.

Congress members introduce bipartisan resolution in support of Israeli accords

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A bipartisan group of Congress members introduced a resolution this week in support of the normalization deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and Bahrain. On Tuesday, U.S. House Foreign Affairs chairman...
President Donald J. Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyanisigns sign the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

It wouldn’t have happened without Trump

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The gala signing of the normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain was a bitter pill for the diplomatic establishment to swallow. The people who are counting on taking back...
U.S. President Donald Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani sign the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour.

The fundamental fracture the Abraham Accords may begin to heal

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It’s hard not to get emotional about the deals signed in Washington this week between Israel and its new Gulf partners, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. It’s not just that this historic agreement has...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at the dedication ceremony for a new town named after U.S. President Donald Trump in the Golan Heights, June 16, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Friedman on Abraham Accords: ‘When the dust settles, Israeli-Arab conflict will be over’

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that recent regional developments, and especially the peace treaties between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, mark the beginning of the end of the...
A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 3, 2020. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

IDF hits multiple Hamas targets in response to overnight rocket barrage

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Israeli fighter jets and helicopters carried out two waves of strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, after terrorists in the coastal enclave fired 15 rockets into Israeli territory overnight...
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Credit: Flickr.

Biden praises UAE, Bahrain normalization deals with Israel

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Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden applauded the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for normalizing ties with Israel. “I welcome the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain taking steps to normalize ties with...
A view of the Haifa Port, on March 3, 2015. Photo by Marcelo Sus/Flash90.

Report: Dubai Ports World inks deal with Israel Shipyards

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The United Arab Emirates-based maritime company Dubai Ports World recently inked a deal with Israel Shipyards Ltd., Globes reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the two companies are planning to submit a joint bid for...
Orit Farkash Hacohen, then chairwoman of Israel's Public Utilities Authority, attends a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 26, 2015. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Ministry: Abraham Accords bad news for BDS

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Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry on Wednesday said on Wednesday that Israel’s peace agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are likely to interfere with the BDS movement’s ability to implement initiatives. In a memorandum...