Posts Tagged: Arab countries Israel
The Arab League Boycott Remains in Force
While the ineffectual BDS movement has gotten all the headlines in recent years, the original boycott initiated by the Arab League in 1945 remains in force. Like BDS, the Arab League...
In a Remarkable Move, Gulf Cooperation Council Condemns Palestinian Leaders
A remarkable thing has just happened. This is from Al Arabiya: The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on Palestinian leaders, headed by...
In Arab Countries, Restoring Synagogues Means Never Saying Sorry for Past Crimes
JNS.org - Last week, to much fanfare, the largest synagogue in the Middle East was reopened in Alexandria, Egypt. Some 300 guests, including Egyptian Antiquities...
Israel’s Budding Relationship With a Group of Arab States
Though it is largely motivated by mutual concerns about surging Iranian imperialism, the strengthening of Israel’s relationship with the Cooperation Council for the Arab States...
Was the Arab World Relieved by Israel’s Election?
JNS.org - Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, among the very few in the Arab world to respond to the election results in Israel, was quick to...
Arab Street Outraged by Jerusalem Decision, but Governments Have Other Concerns
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was overwhelmingly rejected in the Muslim world. Yet this anger was tempered by the interests...
Amid Warming Arab-Israeli Relations, Egyptians Push for Open Outlook on Education
JNS.org - Rooted in decades of state-sanctioned antisemitism and contempt for Israel, many Egyptians know little of the history and culture of their Jewish neighbors. Although...
