Middle East
Summing up seven tumultuous years in Washington, the former Israeli ambassador talks Trump, sovereignty and the Abraham Accords—and warns that the world isn’t going to act on the growing Iranian threat.
Summing up seven tumultuous years in Washington, the former Israeli ambassador talks Trump, sovereignty and the Abraham Accords—and warns that the world isn’t going to act on the growing Iranian threat.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, long rumored dead, blasts Arab “collaborators” with the U.S. as “Zionist Arabs”—but makes no mention of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Ahead of the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords, some of the resulting benefits of normalization that many don’t know about.
They are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays starting on Sept. 30.
One year after the Abraham Accords were signed, locals from communities in Gulf states have taken a keen and public interest in the Jewish New Year and its traditions.
A letter to the U.S. president noted that the complete removal of forces in the region “runs the real risk of a complete takeover of the region at the hands of ISIS, the Iranian extremists and their proxies.”
With deepening ties between Israel and Arab countries, coupled with growing threats from Iran, a need for better coordination with American forces in the region was deemed necessary.
The Bahrani Embassy in Israel will play a central role in strengthening bilateral relations and “serve as yet another milestone of the vision of the peace accords signed in 2020.”
“I am honored to announce that I will be arriving in Tel Aviv today to begin my post,” Al Jalahma tweets in Hebrew, Arabic and English.
“Algeria was indeed dismayed at Morocco’s decision to resume diplomatic relations with Israel, and more recently, Algeria criticized Morocco for advocating on Israel’s behalf in gaining observer status in the African Union,” said Sarah Feuer, an expert on Arab politics and fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
The ceremony was facilitated by the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities as part of a continued effort to build Jewish life in Gulf Cooperation Council states.
