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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the coronavirus outbreak, at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 5, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinian leadership tones down criticism of UAE-Israel peace deal

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Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the Arab League in Cairo to discuss the Israel-United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, the Palestinian leadership has toned down its criticism of the move. While the Palestinian Authority has harshly...
An Israir plane at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 8, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Israir to launch Tel Aviv-Dubai flights in October

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The Israeli airline Israir is planning to launch Tel Aviv-Dubai flights beginning in October, pending receipt of an official permit. Israir says that it will offer Israelis a four-night vacation package starting at $700, according...
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by White House senior advisers, delivers a statement announcing the agreement of full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 13, 2020. Credit: Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House.

White House to hold official signing ceremony for UAE-Israel ‘Abraham Accord’

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Israel and the United Arab Emirates are scheduled to formally sign the Aug. 13 normalization agreement—named the “Abraham Accord”—at the White House on Sept. 15, a senior White House official told JNS. U.S. President Donald...
Hamas deputy political chief Salah al-Arouri presents an image of Jerusalem to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 22, 2019. Source: Screenshot.

Hamas, Fatah have agreed to join forces against Israel, says top Hamas official

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Hamas deputy political chief Saleh al-Arouri said on Monday that due to recent events in the region, the terrorist organization and its political rival, Fatah, had agreed to join forces. In an interview with Hezbollah-affiliated Al...
U.S. President Donald Trump with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman during their meeting on March 14, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Trump tells Saudi king he welcomes opening airspace to flights to/from Israel

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U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday that he welcomed the kingdom’s decision to open its airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting a...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement at his office in Jerusalem on Aug. 13, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu calls ‘Times’ report on F-35 sale to UAE ‘false allegation’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed a report in The New York Times that suggested he did not oppose the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets and radar-blocking planes to the United Arab Emirates as part of the...
Yaacov and Zolty Eisenstein, the first WZO emissaries to Dubai. Credit: Courtesy.

World Zionist Organization to send permanent emissaries to UAE Jewish community

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The World Zionist Organization has selected a young couple as pioneer permanent emissaries to the Jewish community in Dubai. According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, which said that it received an update on this...
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Following normalization, American Jewish Committee to open office in UAE

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The American Jewish Committee announced on Wednesday its plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates. The move comes in the aftermath of last month’s U.S.-brokered Israel-UAE normalization agreement. “The establishment of diplomatic relations...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh flashes the victory gesture upon his arrival at the Rafah border crossing from Egypt after reconciliation talks with the Fatah movement mediated by Egyptian intelligence in southern Gaza, Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders meet in Beirut to coordinate activity

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Secretary-General Ziad al-Nahala in Beirut on Wednesday to discuss cooperation between the two terrorist groups. The two organizations held talks about how they can coordinate...
U.S. President Donald Trump joins the G7 leadership and extended G7 members for the “family photo” in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019. Credit: Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks.

Is America isolated on the world stage?

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Among the many complaints about President Donald Trump is that he’s not just embarrassing America on the world stage, he’s also left the country more isolated than ever before. But the question Americans should...