Middle East
The organizers have also called for demonstrations against the Temple Mount’s Mughrabi Gate, the only gate through which non-Muslims are allowed to enter the site.
“Thanks to the [Abraham Accords], we—an Israeli company—are able to cooperate with our Middle East neighbors to solve one of the region’s difficult problems: water scarcity,” said Dr. Michael Mirilashvili, president and CEO of Watergen.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz underscores it must strengthen pragmatic states like neighboring Jordan; former deputy National Security Council head Col. (res.) Shaul Shay says coordination with Jordan keeps Israel’s longest border quiet.
The “IRIS Kharg” went down near the Strait of Hormuz after a fire broke out during a training exercise, according to Iranian media.
The agreement between the two countries will help “provide certainty and favorable conditions for business activity, and will strengthen economic ties,” said Israel’s Finance Minister Israel Katz.
“Even if the rationales underpinning Qatar’s foreign policies are pragmatic and geostrategic in nature, generations of teaching such extreme sentiments have had some impact, somewhere, on the decision-making chain,” says David Roberts of King’s College London.
Bahrain voted in favor of the resolution along with other countries with poor human-rights records, including China, Russia, Cuba, Libya, Uzbekistan, Somalia, Pakistan and Venezuela.
“The signs at this stage are positive, but more than just nice words will be required,” says Simon Henderson of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
“As a multicultural community, we wanted to offer a safe space to talk about the difficult issues surrounding the conflict,” said the dean of students, Professor Jenny Kurman.
He leaves at the behest of U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss follow-up efforts to consolidate the ceasefire and reduce the risk of the conflict reigniting in the coming months.
It will focus on increasing trade, tourism and other programs to foster interpersonal connections between the five signatory countries.
“We look at anti-Semitism around the world today, the rise in Europe—double-digit increases. But one place, it’s different. In one sector of the world,” said Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations executive vice chairman Malcolm Hoenlein.
