Abraham Accords
Riyadh reportedly asked Washington to freeze negotiations over the Netanyahu government’s stance on concessions to the Palestinians.
While all eyes will be on the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden, Israel will have a lot going on in Turtle Bay.
“If I can see peace being made in the Middle East perhaps … we can have a similar peace accord in the U.S. congress,” said Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.).
The Emirates’ ambassador to the U.S. said the Israeli commitment to suspend sovereignty plans for Judea and Samaria expires in 2024.
Democratic antipathy to the Saudi regime could prove the biggest obstacle to normalization with Israel.
“There is no better message than the robust economy Israel has built despite the odds,” Fleur Hassan-Nahoum said.
Israeli NGO ISRAEL-is has teamed up with the American Jewish Committee to sponsor this year’s Abraham Accords Anniversary Delegation, marking the Accords’ third anniversary.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham also conveyed the message to the former U.S. president about adding Riyadh to the Abraham Accords.
Amichai Eliyahu is the second Israeli minister to visit the UAE since the country’s current government was sworn in.
Affinity Partners is set to acquire a stake in an Israeli automotive services company.
During a joint ceremony with his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Cohen affixed a mezuzah on the embassy’s doorpost.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will inaugurate the permanent home of the Israeli embassy in the Gulf kingdom.
