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On the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), the focus has turned to the future of more permanent Jewish life in the region. Credit: AGJC.

Jewish life in Arab Gulf states rejuvenated one year after founding of AGJC

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When it comes to the impact of the Abraham Accords on Jewish life in the Persian Gulf, most thoughts turn to the opportunities for Israelis to flock to newly opened kosher hotels and restaurants in Dubai or Manama,...
Israeli Minister of Tourism Yoel Razvozov arrives to the President's Residence in Jerusalem for a group photo of the newly sworn in Israeli government, June 14, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli tourism minister heads to Dubai to sign cooperation agreement

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Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov will head to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, where he is expected to sign a tourism cooperation agreement with UAE Economy Minister HE Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi. The...
Knesset member Ruth Wasserman Lande with His Excellency Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, chair of the Defense Affairs, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee for United Arab Emirates Federal National Council, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Feb. 7, 2022. Credit: Courtesy Ruth Wasserman Lande.

UAE parliament members visit Knesset for first time, talk of ‘full engagement’

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For the first time since the signing of the Abraham Accords, members of the United Arab Emirates Federal National Council visited the Knesset in Jerusalem. The top-level delegation included His Excellency Dr. Ali Al Nuaimi, chair of...
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education. Credit: Arnold O. A. Pinto/Shutterstock.

UAE textbooks teach tolerance as PA curriculum calls for violence, anti-Jewish incitement

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The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se) has uncovered thousands of pages of new teaching material produced by the Palestinian Authority that directly calls for violence and promotes anti-Semitism, even...

Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades launch campaign to finance Houthi drones

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The Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades have raised 1 billion Iraqi dinars ($685,000) as part of a campaign to support Yemen’s Houthi militia, also known as Ansar Allah, according to Iraqi media reports. The campaign is called...
Mohammed Dahlan. Credit: JewishVirtualLibrary.org.

Abbas Palestinian rival Dahlan delivers 1 million COVID vaccines to Gaza Strip

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Mohammed Dahlan, a longtime rival of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, sent 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Gaza Strip from the United Arab Emirates. According to a report by AFP, the vaccines arrived...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at Haaretz Democracy Conference in Jaffa on Nov. 9, 2021. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

Israel’s president to make first-ever state visit to United Arab Emirates

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog will make a first-ever state visit to the United Arab Emirates, announced the president’s office on Tuesday. The visit, which is slated for Jan. 30-31, will include stops in Abu Dhabi...
Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, May 14, 2008. Photo: Imre Solt via Wikimedia Commons.

Bennett calls UAE crown prince after Abu Dhabi attack, offers Israel’s support

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday to discuss the deadly Jan. 17 drone attack by Houthis in Yemen on...
Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Houthi’s long-range drone attack on Emirates is wake-up call for Israel

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The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck the United Arab Emirates on Monday with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and possibly ballistic missiles. Uzi Rubin of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), and founder...
Minister of Transport and Road Safety Merav Michaeli meets the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, Nov. 21, 2021. GPO

Israeli transport minister, UAE ambassador meet to discuss bilateral ties, trade

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Israeli Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli and Mohamed Al Khaja, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Israel, met in Jerusalem on Sunday. The two discussed bilateral and regional relations, as well as the development of transportation...