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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump and UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Aug. 13, 2020, achieving a historic peace agreement between Israel and the UAE. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu’s bold move

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Anyone wondering what had become of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ostensible July 1 target date to begin the process of extending sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria received...
Ross Kriel, 55, head of the oldest Jewish community in Dubai. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Going to be a warm peace’: Jewish leader in UAE reacts to normalization

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Following Israel’s signing of peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the Arab side remained obstinate about not building bridges between their people and the Israelis. With the normalization agreement between Israel and the United...
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is interviewed by Sky News Arabia. Source: Screenshot.

Kushner: US will not approve West Bank sovereignty application ‘for some time’

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Senior White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump would not approve of Israel applying sovereignty to parts of the West Bank in accordance with last...
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C., during which President Jimmy Carter announced the results of the Camp David Accords, Sept. 18, 1978. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rejecting the rejectionists

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In 1977, shortly after Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s address to the Knesset in Jerusalem outlining his proposals for peace with Israel, the PLO and five Arab countries formed a bloc whose sole purpose was...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech on the new Middle East peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas calls UAE diplomatic move with Israel ‘treason’

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas called for an urgent meeting on Thursday with other Palestinian leaders following the announcement of the peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Oman’s Sultan Qaboos in the Omani capital of Muscat, Oct. 26, 2018. Credit: GPO.

Israel’s historic deal with the UAE could be just the beginning

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A joint statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—the crown prince of Abu Dhabi—announcing the “Abraham Accord,” a peace deal between Israel and...
UAE Foreign Minister Anwar bin Mohammed Gargas. Credit: Chatham House via Flickr.

UAE foreign minister to Palestinians: Communication better than disconnection

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Anwar Gargash, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, denied assertions that the historic announcement of normalization with Israel would harm the prospects of peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. “Freezing Israeli annexation will...
The Persian Gulf's coastline skirts seven Arab countries on its western shores and Iran to the east. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

What will normalization with the Arab world mean for Israel?

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Israel is set to sign a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates that would see the two Middle Eastern nations officially strike diplomatic relations and exchange embassies. The move represents a major validation of...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, from his office, spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump and UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on Aug. 13, 2020, achieving a historic peace agreement between Israel and the UAE. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Jewish and pro-Israel groups from both left and right laud Israel-UAE announcement

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Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and the United Arab Emirates for a peace deal on Thursday to normalize relations between the two countries—the first of its kind between Israel and a Middle Eastern...
U.S. President Donald Trump and other administration officials announcing the deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Aug. 13, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Israel and UAE reach US-brokered deal to normalize relations between nations

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Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a peace agreement on Thursday to begin the process of normalizing relations between the two Middle Eastern countries, in part brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and...