Middle East
The aircraft carrying the delegation is the very first Israeli Air Force plane to land in the Gulf state.
Riyadh’s economic, political and military capabilities mean that its entry into a normalization agreement with Israel would be a regional game-changer.
More than 600,000 people have visited Israel’s pavilion, where the national anthem, “Hatikvah,” was played.
Companies, nonprofits, universities and people cross borders to initiate collaborative projects in water, energy and natural resource management.
Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie described the Jewish community in the Gulf state to visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Iraqi-British Jewish businessman David A. Dangoor said Israel would benefit from incorporating the Eastern viewpoint in cultural and political spheres: “Israel is in a wonderful position of having two cultures. It’s not just a matter of rights and fairness; it’s a matter of richness and fertility of ideas.”
The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt are to be among the participating countries.
Israel is witnessing “uncontrollable nationalization” among the Bedouin, says the former head of the IDF’s Operations Directorate • MK Yoav Gallant: Unless action is taken now, security forces could lose control.
“I believe that our bold new partnership will transform the Middle East and inspire the whole region,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Professor Avi Bell: “The accusation that Israel is committing war crimes with plans to build an Arabic-language special-needs school for Israeli and Palestinian Arab residents of the neighborhood shows that European officials harbor equal contempt for common sense, international law and the Jewish state.”
Local Bedouin uproot sapling trees, throw rocks at police, civilian vehicles • 10 rioters arrested, three residents suffer minor injuries.
“The scholars and fellows program that we’re working on—with a goal of having student and faculty exchange between universities in the region—is something that’s going to be a game-changer because this is bringing a peace between peoples,” said David Aaronson, deputy director of Abraham Accords Peace Institute’s new Israel office.
