Israeli Foreign Policy
For five years, IsraAID has been helping tens of thousands of Syrian, Iraqi and Afghani refugees in Lesbos. Last week, it burned down, leaving 12,000 people homeless.
“The UAE and Bahrain are contributing to Trump’s presidential campaign at the expense of the inalienable rights of the people of Palestine,” tweeted PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat.
“There’s just a rush of excitement from people to get to know each other, to work together and to seize common opportunities,” senior adviser to the president Jared Kushner told JNS.
American Sephardi Federation executive director Jason Guberman noted that the Emirati and Bahraini normalization deals with Israel exemplify “a new era, but one rooted in history.”
Like the UAE, Bahrain is a rapidly developing Arab monarchy in the Persian Gulf. The island nation has had longstanding close with the United States, especially in areas such as defense.
The president is not only a leader with an Islamist ideology, but a realpolitik player. Turkey is in Iraq and Syria, and has a military base in Qatar and in Somalia. It is now busy in Libya.
A source close to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “many have argued that Israel recognizing Kosovo would be akin to countries unilaterally recognizing ‘Palestine.’ ”
“I think he has done more trying to create peace between nations than most other Peace Prize nominees,” says Norwegian Parliament member Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who submitted the nomination.
The renewal of ties with Chad is part of a larger effort by the Israeli premier to forge closer relations with non-traditional allies in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The agreement reportedly was given a green light by Seoul, partly due to the recent Abraham Accord between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi.
“As I have been saying in recent days, the circle of peace and recognition of Israel is expanding and additional countries are expected to join it,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin called the move “long overdue,” insisting that “Cyprus is a new hot spot. Cyprus is our ally. Those threatening Cyprus are not.”
