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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

Kurdish demonstrators wave Israeli flags

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

PM Naftali Bennett and Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa1

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

U.S., United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain flags on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City

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

Oman's Sultan Qaboos, left, receives Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu. (Israeli Prime Minister's Office via AP)

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 KushnUS President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu. (Youtube/Screenshot)er Netanyahu

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

Benjamin Netanyahu, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan

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

Israel's Consul-General to Dubai Ilan Sztulman Starosta

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

Kushner to leave politics, open investment firm with office in Israel

The firm, called Affinity Partners, will be headquartered in Miami.

July 28, 2021

Erdan to UN Security Council: ‘Extremist narratives’ will ‘keep region stuck in the past’

The ambassador also highlighted recent steps taken by Iran to increase the production of enriched uranium and its foiled plot to kidnap Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad.

July 28, 2021

WATCH: Israelis greeted by joyful Moroccans at Marrakesh airport

Passengers on the first Israeli flight to land in Marrakesh were greeted warmly, including a band playing traditional Moroccan music.

July 27, 2021

WATCH: Israeli hospital signs agreements with UAE for research

Sheba Medical Center recently signed two important agreements with health authorities in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

July 26, 2021

Amir Hayek named Israel’s first ambassador to United Arab Emirates

The former Israel Hotel Association president is 'the right person to establish the bridge between Israel and the Emirates,' says Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.

July 26, 2021

WATCH: First Israeli commercial flights take off to Morocco

Seven months after Israel and Morocco normalized relations, El Al and Israir both launched their first direct Tel Aviv-Marrakesh flights Sunday.

July 25, 2021

Jordanian king meets with Biden, pushes for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Analysts view the meeting as a nod to the U.S. administration’s commitment to the two-state solution and away from Trump’s Middle East peace plans.

July 20, 2021

WATCH: American-Iranian delegation to visit Israel in solidarity mission

A delegation of Iranian expatriates, including some former political prisoners is going on a solidarity mission to Israel July 19-22, dubbed the Cyrus Accords.

July 18, 2021