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“Normalization with Riyadh could happen within six months.”
“The dynamics are changing and regional peace is tangible,” Gila Gamliel tells lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Thousands participated in the “March of Nations” in Jerusalem, and additional marches took place in various cities across Israel.
“We will not be silent about this horrific incident,” Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu said.
Still, two years after a deadly stampede at the pilgrimage site, ushers allowed early arrivals entry without checking for tickets.
Around 6,000 Israelis make the pilgrimage each year.
Emirati students greeted visiting Jewish colleagues from New York in Hebrew.
“The good news: That’s way down from the $16 million Trump sent them in 2018,” wrote Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum.
The African-American women’s leadership summit comes amid the largely supportive evangelical Christian community around the globe, based on shared Judeo-Christian values.
The Fijian president is expected to open his country’s embassy in Jerusalem in the fall.
The Christians United for Israel founder told JNS that his first Western Wall visit in 1978 was a “turning point,” setting him on a path to uniting Jews and Christians.
The United Arab Emirates serves as a “bridge” forging bilateral ties between Israel and Africa, says former minister Ayoob Kara.
