Saudi Arabia
An Israeli delegation is in Doha for talks on freeing the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
“I didn’t take off my kippah for the month I was in the Soviet Union, and I’m sure not going to do it there,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper told JNS.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, refused the demand.
Peace with Riyadh? Definitely yes, but not at any price, and without creating false expectations like those kindled by the Abraham Accords.
Nir Barkat told Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi that “Israel is interested in peace with countries that seek peace, and we can make history together.”
The Arab foreign ministers are also slated to discuss rehabilitating the Strip after the war and further integrating Israel into the region.
It was previously reported that Riyadh would accept a declaration by Jerusalem on a two-state solution for normalization.
Jewish Israelis are fairly split on whether the primary aim of the war should be toppling Hamas or bringing home the hostages.
The kingdom is seeking to forge a defense pact with Washington amid intensifying threats from Iran, and is reportedly mulling a deal before the U.S. election.
The summit reportedly explored ways a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority could play a role in the Strip after the war with Hamas ends.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz thanked the South Carolina senator for supporting Israel “from the first moment of the war.”
In an Arabic-language article published by Al Jazeera, Hamas politburo member Bassem Naim calls the massacre a “turning point” for the Palestinian cause on the national, regional and international levels.
