Saudi Zionist aims to change Jewish State’s image in Arab world
Influencers from the Arab world have emerged as strong voices advocating for Israel and attempting to change perceptions in the region about the Jewish State.
January 9, 2022
WATCH: Israel and Indonesia in contact on normalizing ties
The U.S. is said to be brokering normalization efforts between Israel and Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim state.
January 4, 2022
WATCH: Israel-Indonesia Breakthrough on the Horizon?
A high-ranking Israeli Foreign Ministry official confirmed that Israel and Indonesia are working behind the scenes towards normalizing relations.
January 3, 2022
Arab influencers advocate for Israel on social media
Emirati and Arab Israeli leverage their large social media followings to advocate for Jewish State and change the Arab world's perception of Israel.
December 28, 2021
Arab-Israelis not thrilled with Bennett-Lapid gov’t, want cabinet seat for Islamic party
Israel's Arab sector wants to play a larger role in governing the country but doesn't trust the current government to deliver.
December 20, 2021
Former Israeli PM calls Trump ‘crazy’, ‘pathetic’ for attacking Netanyahu
Former PM Olmert has defended former rival Netanyahu against a recent attack from former U.S. President Trump, after the latter raged 'F*** him.'
December 13, 2021
Bennett describes ‘deep and solid’ ties in the Middle East upon historic visit to UAE
'Cooperation in the field of health and food security will constitute a major part of the mutual cooperation,' between Israel and the UAE, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said.
December 13, 2021
WATCH: Bennett welcomed by UAE Crown Prince at his palace in Abu Dhabi
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett became on Monday the first Israeli prime minster to set foot inside Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed's private palace.
December 13, 2021
Hedging their bets? Israel worried as UAE-Iran ties grow
With the possibility of a nuclear Iran closer than ever, Israel worries that the United Arab Emirates may seek to strengthen its ties with Tehran.
December 5, 2021
UAE rabbi lights menorah at Israeli pavilion in Dubai
Chabad Rabbi Levi Druchman lights the first candle of the menorah at EXPO 2020.
November 29, 2021
Thousands in Jordan protest water deal with Israel, ‘the enemy’
Mohammad Al-Najjar, Jordan’s water minister, said that the declaration of intent is 'not connected with the peace agreement (with Israel) and is not obligatory on Jordan.'
November 27, 2021
Israel must strengthen ties with Black Americans, Ambassador Erdan warns
Palestinians have managed to partner with the Black Lives Matter movement 'despite there being no connection between the two stories,' Ambassador Erdan said.
November 25, 2021
Aladdin Project promotes Holocaust education, coexistence in Arab countries
Delegates met with various leaders to discuss peace initiatives in the Middle East
November 22, 2021
Israel-UAE bilateral trade expected to surpass billion dollars by end of 2021
Trade levels are 'exceeding all predictions;' new areas of cooperation will likely focus digital health care, fintech and food security.
November 21, 2021
WATCH: Iraq will not normalize ties with Israel, Iraqi minister says
In an interview to I24NEWS, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein explains why Iraq will not normalize ties with Israel.
November 21, 2021
Israel, UAE to develop advanced unmanned surface vessels
The vessel will offer unique capabilities in terms of modularity, payload, range, manoeuvrability, and performance.
November 20, 2021
In first, Israel shows off its military might at exhibition in Arab country
Israeli presence at Mideast's leading air show presents opportunities for new partnerships.
November 14, 2021
Post-Gaddafi era? Libya seeks peace with Israel – report
Libya's two presidential frontrunners are both interested in exploring options for normalization with Israel.
November 11, 2021
WATCH: Controversial Israel-UAE pipeline project put on hold
The plan to channel oil from the Gulf to Europe via an overland pipeline through Israel would pose significant ecological risks, Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg has warned.
November 4, 2021
Bennett holds historic first meeting with Bahrain’s Crown Prince
The Abraham Accords were orchestrated and signed by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
November 2, 2021
Alliance of Rabbis strengthens Jewish life in Islamic states
The Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States serves 100,000 Jews in 14 Muslim countries and pre-dates the Abraham accords.
October 28, 2021
WATCH: Will Israel and Saudi Arabia make progress in peace talks?
Negotiations behind the scenes between Riyadh and Jerusalem are moving faster than ever, but does that mean the Saudis will actually join the Abraham Accords?
October 25, 2021
Sudanese leader arrested in military coup, state of emergency declared
Sudan, one of the signatories to the Abraham Accords, was reportedly taken over by an Islamist military coup.
October 25, 2021
Biden administration wooing Saudis over joining Abraham Accords
Sources say the Crown Prince did not outright reject the proposal to forge a normalization agreement with Israel, however, he did list prerequisites to the move.
October 20, 2021
Abraham Accords set to grow, Israeli peace talks underway with this island nation
The island state of Comoros will be the fifth signatory to the Accords if negotiations are successful.
October 19, 2021
Only in the UAE: Israeli and Sudanese officials schmooze in Abu Dhabi
'At first a small group accepts the change, then more and more groups join in,' said Sudan's Justice Minister.
October 13, 2021
Trump’s ambassador to Israel wants more Muslims to visit Jerusalem
'I think that making Jerusalem accessible to the Muslim world ... will go a long way,' the former ambassador said.
October 11, 2021
In eight-day trip, Bahraini influencers see reality and warmth that is Israel
'I love Israel; it feels like home.'
October 10, 2021
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump to visit Knesset for Abraham Accords Caucus
As White House advisor to Donald Trump, Kushner was instrumental in brokering the Abraham Accords.
By Donna Rachel Edmunds, World Israel News
Former White House advisor and son-in-law to Donald Trump, Ja...
October 7, 2021
Israeli official suggests Oman next Arab country to normalize ties with Israel
In 2018, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a rare visit to Oman.
October 7, 2021
No Palestinian state under current Israeli gov’t, Shaked insists
Keeping the current status quo is preferable to handing the Palestinians a state with their own army, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked said.
By Donna Rachel Edmunds, World Israel News
Israel's current coa...
October 6, 2021
WATCH: As Lapid completes trip to Bahrain, protests held against Israel
As Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid completed his landmark trip to Bahrain, on year after the normalization of relations, Bahraini citizens opposing the agreement held scattered protests throughout the country.
October 5, 2021
Lapid inaugurates embassy in Bahrain, Iran calls visit ‘stain that cannot be erased’
King Hamid bin Issa Al Khalifa meets Israeli officials for first time.
October 3, 2021
In historic first, Israeli foreign minister meets with Bahraini royals
'Thank you to the King...[for] a historic, warm, and hopeful meeting,' wrote Yair Lapid.
September 30, 2021
WATCH: ‘Warm relations with Israel are here,’ says Bahraini journalist
'These are great steps taken forward since the Abraham Accords were signed,' Ahdeya Al Sayed, former president of Bahrain Journalist Association, told i24 News.
September 30, 2021
Lapid arrives in Bahrain in first official visit to Gulf State by Israeli minister
The visit comes a year after the signing of the Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, followed by Morocco and Sudan.
September 30, 2021
WATCH: Iraqi government denounces peace with Israel
Baghdad issued warrants for the arrest of Kurdish notables urging normalization
September 29, 2021
WATCH: Sudan seizes billions of dollars in assets from Hamas
Khartoum seized a surprisingly large amount of Hamas assets of Iranian origin.
September 29, 2021
WATCH: Israel reaches out to Iraq in peace, prime minister says
'Hundreds of Iraqi officials ... came together yesterday and called for peace with Israel. This call came from below, not from above, from the people, not the government," Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wrote.
September 26, 2021
Over 300 Iraqis call for peace with Israel, rejected as ‘traitors’
Conference of leading Kurds supports joining Abraham accords but Baghdad calls them traitors.
September 25, 2021
Herzog thanks former US President Carter for ‘holy’ peace agreement with Egypt
'You did something really holy: this was the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab state,' Herzog told Carter.
September 18, 2021
Time not ripe for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, says top US official
Washington is aiming to 'pave a path to negotiations' but is not explicitly calling for them right now, said State Department spokesman Ned Price.
September 17, 2021
Trump said Kushner ‘more loyal to Israel than the US,’ new book claims
Kushner authored the Trump peace plan, announced in 2020, and played a crucial role in bringing about the Abraham Accords.
September 17, 2021
WATCH: How Israel-Bahrain ties stabilize region
Bahraini analyst marks anniversary of the Abraham accords.
September 14, 2021
Bahrain’s first ambassador to Israel presents credentials
Diplomatic ceremony was one day before anniversary of the Abraham accords.
September 14, 2021
Celebrating Abraham Accords anniversary, Israeli diplomat discusses regional impact
Former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold explains what the future holds for the Middle East, one year after the Abraham Accords were signed.
September 14, 2021
As Gulf opens to Jewish life, Muslims spark interest in learning about High Holidays
One year after the Abraham Accords were signed, locals from communities in Gulf states have taken a keen and public interest in the Jewish New Year and its traditions.
September 8, 2021
Analysis: Israel still the ‘strong horse’
Israel's rising stature as a military power in the region is clearly a by-product of the new U.S. policy decision to reduce its own military presence in the Mideast.
September 4, 2021
Former US ambassador to Israel launches Middle East peace think tank
The nonprofit group aims to build on the normalization agreements between Arab and Muslim countries and Israel in in recent years.
September 2, 2021
How Israel is being drawn into the Algerian-Moroccan feud
Ruptured Moroccan-Algerian ties reflect llong-standing rivalry that Israel has nothing to do with.
August 31, 2021
WATCH: New Bahrain ambassador arrives to Israel, what’s on his agenda?
Bahrani Columnist & Geopolitical Analyst, Abdulla Aljenaid, discusses the arrival of Bahraini Ambassador to Israel Khaled Al Jalahma,.
August 31, 2021
Bahrain’s Jewish community in celebrates first bar mitzvah in 16 years
Bar mitzvah marks a comeback for Jewish life along the Persian Gulf.
August 23, 2021
UNDER THE RADAR: What You Probably Missed This Week But Shouldn’t Have
Israeli Organization Sends Aid To Haiti; A Historic Birth in the UAE; More News You Missed
August 19, 2021
WATCH: Israeli, Moroccan universities join forces for collaboration on sustainability
In the latest example of how the Abraham Accords are changing the Middle East, Leading universities in Israel and Morocco are teaming up, in one of the first formal educational collaborations between the countries.
August 17, 2021
WATCH: First Israeli born in UAE since Abraham Accords
Mia Sztulman Starosta Lembert is the first Israeli born in the United Arab Emirates since the signing of the Abraham Accords, Emirati local news reported Sunday.
August 16, 2021
Analysis: How Abraham Accords have already impacted the Mideast
Israel-UAE trade has reached nearly $600 million and should reach $1 billion by the end of the year.
August 15, 2021
WATCH: Moroccan PM refuses to meet Lapid during visit
Lapid's visit to Morocco is the first by an Israeli minister since 2003, although the Moroccan prime minister has slammed the Abraham Accords as a 'travesty,' i24 News reports.
August 11, 2021
Abraham Accords helped end Gaza war, says Bahraini ambassador to U.S.
'A couple months ago… we saw a true reflection of how the accords can bring about peace,' said Bahrain's ambassador to the U.S.
August 10, 2021
WATCH: Emirati officials visit Israel for water & food security collaboration
Start-up Nation Central, while working to build bridges through Israeli innovations, is at the forefront of Israel’s latest cooperation with the UAE.
August 3, 2021
WATCH: Israeli, Emirati families exchange kidneys
The UAE-Israel peace agreement has reached new heights as Israelis and Emiratis trade not just in business, but in organs for lifesaving kidney transplants.
July 30, 2021