No direct flights from Israel for this month’s Hajj Wait until next year, National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says. June 19, 2023
Direct flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia likely next month “Normalization with Riyadh could happen within six months.” Etgar Lefkovits May 22, 2023
Israel awaiting Saudi approval for direct flights to hajj Around 6,000 Israelis make the pilgrimage each year. Etgar Lefkovits May 8, 2023
Judaism deserves as much respect as Islam A journalist’s visit to Mecca was wrong and may set back Israeli-Saudi normalization. But analogizing this stunt to Jews visiting or praying on the Temple Mount is equally offensive. Jonathan S. Tobin July 21, 2022
Facing a pandemic of crises, few Middle Eastern leaders step up The coronavirus crisis and its economic fallout confront regional leaders with a stark choice: Dial down tensions or risk ever more aggravated political and economic threats. James Dorsey July 5, 2020
More than 2 million Muslims begin annual hajj to Mecca The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia began on Sunday, with more than 2 million Muslims from around the world expected to arrive to circle the black Kaaba rock. Aug. 19, 2018
