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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, Sept. 3, 2020. Credit: Flash90.

PA issues list of demands for Saudi-Israel deal

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The Palestinian Authority wants more control over areas of Judea and Samaria, the reopening of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem and the resumption of Saudi financial support in return for supporting a Saudi-Israel normalization...
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Saudi funding offer to PA seen as step toward normalization with Israel

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Riyadh has proposed resuming financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority, Saudi officials and former Palestinian officials say. This is a sign the kingdom is paving the way to establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, The Wall Street...
Aerial view of the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 2020. Credit: Skytrax via Wikimedia Commons.

Flight with 100-plus Israelis makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia

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A commercial flight from the Seychelles to Tel Aviv carrying 128 Israelis made an unscheduled landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday night. Air Seychelles flight HM022 was forced to land due to an electrical...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu to vet all secret meetings after Libya fallout

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In the wake of the Libya fiasco, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed government ministers to get his personal approval in advance of and for the release for publication of any secret diplomatic meetings. The...
U.S. President Donald Trump with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the way to the signing of the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: Tia Dufour/White House.

Zionism, normalization and integration

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When Israel signed the Abraham Accords, Haaretz reporter Anshel Pfeffer wrote, “Zionism is an archaic and misleading term in our day and age.” Pfeffer was not the first to claim that, while Zionism was a movement...
Energy Minister Israel Katz (l) meets UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Al Jaber in Abu Dhabi, Aug. 13, 2023. Credit: Twitter.

Israel Katz first minister in Netanyahu gov’t to visit UAE

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Energy Minister Israel Katz on Sunday became the first Cabinet member to visit the United Arab Emirates since the Netanyahu-led government came to power in December. The minister is in Abu Dhabi to discuss a...
The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives, Oct. 20, 2019. Credit: TPS.

Riyadh seeks to reboot Temple Mount status quo with peace deal

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The timing was not accidental when Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that its ambassador to Jordan will also take on the roles of ambassador to the Palestinian Authority and consul general in eastern Jerusalem. The announcement...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confident his government can achieve normalization with Saudi Arabia. Source: Screenshot.

‘Bet on it’: Netanyahu says Israel about to make history with Saudis

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is confident his government can achieve some form of normalization with Saudi Arabia in the coming months, Netanyahu said in an interview with Bloomberg Television broadcasted on Monday. "I think that we...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, June 7, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Riyadh is clear: No deal until 2024 elections

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There has been a flurry of reports from U.S. officials on the possible normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel under American auspices. Such reports dovetail with similar claims about a year ago that...
King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Moroccan jailed for criticizing peace with Israel

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A Moroccan man was sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the king on Facebook over the country’s normalization of ties with Israel. Said Boukioud, 48, was jailed on Monday for posts denouncing the...