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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy in Israel.

US pressing Niger to normalize ties with Israel

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The United States is pressing Niger to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about the matter with Niger President Mohamed Bazoum during the former’s visit to...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh (right) and leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar speak to the press in the southern Strip, Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Hamas visit to Saudi Arabia casts doubt on normalization prospects

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A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia late Monday, casting doubt on the prospect of peace between Jerusalem and Riyadh. The delegation includes Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh and the group’s foreign chief...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on April 17, 2023. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Lindsey Graham: Normalization with Saudi Arabia possible by 2024

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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia was achievable within a year, but warned that the window of opportunity was closing. “We cannot afford to...
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (left) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Jerusalem, April 17, 2023. Source: MFA/Twitter.

In Israel, Sen. Lindsey Graham discusses expansion of Abraham Accords

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) met with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Monday in Jerusalem, where the two men discussed expanding the Abraham Accords and addressing the Iranian threat. The congressman is visiting the Jewish state after...
From left to right: Steve Bundy, U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain; Eitan Na'eh, Ambassador of Israel to Bahrain; Avi Hasson, CEO of Start-Up Nation Central; Bahrain Minister of Industry and Commerce Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro; Khalid Yusuf Ahmed Al Jalahma, Ambassador of Bahrain to Israel; Khalid Ebrahim Humaidan, CEO of the Bahrain Economic Development Board. Credit: Start-Up Nation Central.

Israeli, Bahraini business leaders write history as they look to the future in Manama

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Since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020, the governments of Israel and Bahrain have continued to build on that initial agreement. But the real action took place last week on the 45th...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog participates in a forum at the Bahrain Economic Development Board, Dec. 4, 2022. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Bahrain could follow Saudis in restoring ties with Iran

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Manama and Tehran have held secret talks in recent months, and Bahrain could follow the Saudis in restoring relations with the Islamic Republic. A “senior regional source” told the U.K.-based Amwaj.media news outlet that “low-profile...
The flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Credit: FreshStock/Shutterstock.

China brokers an Iran-Saudi rapprochement

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In a move on Friday that came as a surprise to some, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced renewed ties brokered by China, including the reopening of their respective embassies within two months. It came...
MK Avi Dichter, now minister of agriculture, and then-MK Nira Shpak attend the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, March 21, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Israel engaging four Muslim nations to expand Abraham Accords

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Israel is working to expand the Abraham Accords with four other nations, Israel Hayom learned this week.  Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia, sources said.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Hartog National Security Conference in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Feb. 21, 2023. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Netanyahu: With no credible military threat, Iran will become a nuclear power

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History has shown that in the absence of a credible military threat or actual military action, Iran will become a nuclear power, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Tuesday night. Netanyahu made the remarks...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations meeting in Jerusalem, Feb. 19, 2023. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Netanyahu: Bringing Saudi Arabia into Abraham Accords would be ‘quantum leap’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night said he was actively courting Saudi Arabia in an effort to persuade it to join in the Abraham Accords as that would constitute a “quantum leap”...