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Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi with Bahraini Foreign Minister Al-Zayani at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on Nov. 17, 2020.

Bahrain and Israel agree to open mutual embassies by year’s end

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The foreign ministers of Israel and Bahrain announced that the two countries, which signed normalization agreements in September as part of the Abraham Accords, will open embassies in their respective countries by the end...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani at a press conference after their trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on Nov. 18, 2020. Photo by Menahem Kahana/POOL.

In Jerusalem, Pompeo says normalization deals ‘tell Iran its influence is waning’ in Mideast

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the normalization deals between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are a victory for peace and religious freedom in the Middle East. “These agreements open up...
Ritz-Carlton Manama in Bahrain. Credit: Courtesy of Ritz-Carlton Manama.

OU works with Ritz-Carlton Manama to facilitate kosher food for residents, tourists

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Beginning this month, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain, will become the first hotel in the kingdom to offer kosher certified food through the help of Orthodox Union (OU) Kosher, the world’s largest kosher...
Bahraini Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, May 31, 2020. Photo: Bahrain News Agency.

Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Al Khalifa dies at 84; Netanyahu extends condolences

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Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has died at the age of 84. He passed away at the Mayo Clinic in the United States on Wednesday morning, the Bahrain News Agency reported. King Hamad bin...
An online Hebrew class, including Maysoon Hameed from Abu Dhabi, middle left. Credit: Courtesy.

Arabs from Gulf states rush to learn Hebrew language

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Maysoon Hameed comes home from work as a vice president at First Abu Dhabi Bank, spends time with her family—and then begins a 90-minute live Hebrew class online. “After the UAE signed with Israel,...
U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr and Dr. Shaikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, chairman of the board of trustees of the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence in Bahrain, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on combating anti-Semitism at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23, 2020. Photo by Jackson Richman/JNS.

US, Bahrain sign MOU to combat anti-Semitism and pledge to fight religious intolerance

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The United States and Bahrain signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on combating anti-Semitism. In a small ceremony at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., the three-year MOU, which will be eligible for...
The flags of the U.S., United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on September 15, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Israeli Arabs remain divided over normalization deals with Gulf states

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The Joint Arab List was alone in voting against the normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates in the Knesset, upsetting many Israeli Arabs that welcomed a move that is likely to become a...
The U.S. Capitol building. Wikimedia Commons via Martin Falbisoner.

Harris, Cruz add to bipartisan support in Congress for Abraham Accords

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Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, have joined the overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalizing ties with the State of Israel. To date, all...
Flag of Bahrain. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US, Bahrain to sign MOU on combating anti-Semitism

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The United States and Bahrain are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on combating anti-Semitism, a senior Trump administration official told JNS. The three-year MOU, which would be eligible for renewal, will be...
U.S. Congress. Credit: Pixabay.

Overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress for Abraham Accords

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Congress has recorded overwhelmingly bipartisan support for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalizing ties with the State of Israel. To date, 52 Republicans, 38 Democrats and one Independent have co-sponsored a Senate resolution introduced by Sens....