‘Oman not ready to normalize ties with Israel,’ says sultanate’s foreign minister Muscat “believes in striving for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution,” says Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi. July 11, 2021
ADL calls on Oman to remove anti-Semitic titles from state-run book fair Copies of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” and Henry Ford’s “The International Jew” are on sale at the 2019 Muscat International Book Fair, which is underway until March 2. Feb. 26, 2019
Foreign minister of Oman denies normalization of diplomatic ties with Israel Yusuf Bin Alawi said what has been an apparent warming of relations between the two is “a peaceful process to find a settlement for the Palestinian cause that guarantees their rights and the interests of all.” Feb. 19, 2019
The Oman-Israel-Palestinian connection Irrespective of the Palestinian issue, Oman—just like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt and all other pro-U.S. Arab countries—is preoccupied with domestic and regional threats and challenges, which supersede the Palestinian issue Yoram Ettinger Dec. 9, 2018
The new normal for Israel and Jews Netanyahu’s visit to Oman was symbolic of Israel’s normalization in the Arab world, even as anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are becoming normalized in the West. Jonathan S. Tobin Nov. 9, 2018
Transportation minister eyes railway linking Israel with the Persian Gulf states Transportation Minister Israel Katz departed Sunday evening for Oman, nine days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf emirate. Ariel Kahana and Israel Hayom Staff Nov. 5, 2018
Like many emerging countries, Oman sees Israel as a partner in economic development Oman began establishing preliminary ties with Israel following the Oslo peace process in the mid-1990s, which ended up being frozen during the Second Intifada. But now it needs Israeli help on the economic crisis there, which is worsening each year. Israel Kasnett Nov. 1, 2018
In wake of Netanyahu visit, Oman calls for recognition of Israel at regional forum Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, told a security forum in Bahrain that “Israel is a state present in the region, and we all understand this." Oct. 30, 2018
Omani minister fends off media criticism of Netanyahu-Qaboos meeting: ‘Why? Are we not allowed to do so?’ In an Al-Jazeera TV interview following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah was asked why the sultanate had hosted the Israeli leader. Oct. 28, 2018
