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Negev Forum

Dan Shapiro in 2017. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Dan Shapiro to lead US efforts to integrate Israel regionally

The former U.S. ambassador to Israel was tapped, as the person who holds that portfolio was nominated to be ambassador to Jordan.

June 29, 2023

The steering committee of the Negev Forum meets in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 9, 2023. Credit: UAE Foreign Ministry.

Morocco cancels plans to host Negev Forum

Rabat reportedly made the decision in response to Israeli announcements on expanding communities in Judea and Samaria.

June 21, 2023

The U.S. State Department. Credit: AgnosticPreachersKid via Wikimedia Commons.

Foggy Bottom courts Palestinians, as Ramallah insults Washington

The State Department has said it wants to “rebuild the relationship” with Palestinians, said Andrew Miller, deputy assistant secretary of state.

June 8, 2023

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meets with Israeli Foreign Ministry Director General Ronen Levy in Washington, D.C., on May 17, 2023. Photo by Freddie Everett/U.S. State Department.

Israeli, US diplomats discuss Negev Forum in Washington

Hailed by both nations as “productive,” the meeting comes just days after Israel was asked to change the framework’s name to something “less Israeli.”

May 18, 2023

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli FM praises MLK’s vision for Mideast peace

“The solution will have to be found in statesmanship by Israel and progressive Arab forces who recognize fair and peaceful solutions are the concern of all humanity,” King wrote in 1967.

January 16, 2023

The steering committee of the Negev Forum meets in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 9, 2023. Credit: UAE Foreign Ministry.

US: Success of this week’s Negev Forum meetings should entice Amman, Ramallah, others to join

The forum held its first working group meetings in the UAE this week.

January 10, 2023

The steering committee of the Negev Forum meets in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 9, 2023. Credit: UAE Foreign Ministry.

Israeli delegation in UAE to prep for Negev Forum parley

The forum held its first summit last March in Israel's Negev, attended by the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Egypt and the United States.

January 8, 2023