Middle East
“Jews have been persecuted for centuries, and they showed a lot of solidarity and compassion as they were able to relate to us,” said Jamileh Naso, president of the Canadian Yazidi Association.
The United Arab Emirates serves as a “bridge” forging bilateral ties between Israel and Africa, says former minister Ayoob Kara.
The Morocco-based Sharaka director acknowledges that “like many Moroccan teenagers, I was a victim of propaganda.”
Haredim and Bedouin polygamy both threaten the Jewish state’s future, former Knesset member Michael Oren says at the launch of his new book.
Alaa Slalha, the coordinator for minority rehabilitation in the Department of Families and Commemoration, tells JNS about the critical work helping fallen soldiers’ loved ones.
The former Trump-administration Middle East envoy helped broker the Abraham Accords.
“Israel is our most important, most reliable and only democratic ally in the region,” said North Carolina Democrat Rep. Kathy Manning.
“Those who partner with Iran, partner with misery. Look at Lebanon. Look at Yemen. Look at Syria. Look at Iraq,” said the Israeli prime minister.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly discussed expanding the Abraham Accords during his recent visit to the West African country.
Hamas-Riyadh rapprochement talks look to be in the cards.
Riyadh’s recent moves have experts worrying the kingdom may be shifting out of the U.S.-Israeli sphere of influence and closer to Tehran.
Following meetings with the Saudi monarch in Riyadh, the GOP senator warns Jerusalem not to lose focus on the chance to build “lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.”