Agriculture
Among those in the collage were Rasmea Odeh, convicted of two bombings in 1969, and Leila Khaled, part of a Palestinian group that hijacked a TWA flight that same year.
“The Abraham Accords, without question, are ushering in new era. We’ve already a shift in the vision for Middle East nations, a shift in thinking as to what are the possibilities for peace, a shift in actions seen at the people-to-people level, seen in travel, in energy projects, everywhere,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).
“We need infrastructure for both populations, so we can all thrive,” said Matanya Shapira, deputy CEO of the YESHA Council, regarding the region’s Jewish and Arab residents.
On Monday, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Leadership Mission hosted a panel bringing together several nations’ new ambassadors to Israel, who have been instrumental in the Abraham Accords’ development.
The two countries are to sign an economic agreement that will “lay the foundation” for improved bilateral trade.
“Reduce all the tariffs, all the quotas and all the NTBs—they are adding 40% to 80% to the cost of most products,” said Elise Brezis, professor of economics at Bar-Ilan University and director of the Azrieli Center for Economic Policy. “That’s the first thing the government has to do. When they do that, then there will be a big change. The rest is commentary.”
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he is looking forward to fostering relationships in high-tech, trade, agriculture and technology.
It’s part of a project called “Space Hummus,” which will test hydroponic techniques for plant growth in zero gravity.
According to Col. (res.) David Hacham, a longtime adviser on Arab affairs, Cairo has been able to delay an ultimatum that would have expired at the end of December.
More than 600,000 people have visited Israel’s pavilion, where the national anthem, “Hatikvah,” was played.
The anniversary marks three decades of “a wonderful partnership, a deep cultural connection, military and economic cooperation,” says Israeli Prime MInister Naftali Bennett.
Six agro-tech startups have been selected for the pilot of a joint Israel Innovation Authority-Israeli Agriculture Ministry program to improve food security.