Abraham Accords
The panelists discussed the importance of women at the highest levels of decision-making and how gender must play a role in the newfound ties between their nations.
In marking the expulsion of 850,000 Middle East and North African Jews, and in the backdrop of the recent Abraham Accords, a common thread among speakers was that Mizrahi Jews can play a particular role in furthering Israel’s relationship with Arab and Muslim countries.
“Governments sign treaties, but people create peace,” says Israeli Tourism Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen • Bahraini tourism minister: “We are a true partner, a genuine investor and a frank friend.”
Sudan has made it clear that without legislation granting it immunity from legal action over its terrorist past, ties will not be upgraded.
“This was really a priority of the Trump administration since the day it began,” said U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. “It was a shocking surprise that was four years in the making, and I think the momentum will continue.”
Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani will head the nearly 40-member delegation.
High temperatures and humidity in the region’s air are ideal conditions for Watergen, which can produce 5,000 liters of clean water per day.
Following the targeted killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in an operation widely attributed to Israel, Amman and Abu Dhabi, which have peace treaties with Jerusalem, call for “restraint” to avoid an “escalation of tensions.”
To be the first Israeli humanitarian group to sign such an agreement is “a great privilege,” says ZAKA chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav.
The first-of-its-kind school is opening in four locations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for businesspeople interested in Israeli conversation, culture and cuisine.
“There is a great opening here for trade, the economy and tourism that makes for a truly new and different Middle East,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nobel laureate Lord David Trimble calls for the two leaders to be granted the award for their “far-reaching achievements, courageous leadership and relentless pursuit of peace.”
