Posts Tagged: Israel ARab normalization
The ‘Arab Street’ Shrugs at Normalization With Israel
JNS.org - Since a Palestinian mob attempted to lynch Tunisia’s president in 1964 for suggesting peace with Israel, the “Arab Street” has come a long...
Abraham Accords: Time to Change the Conversation on Campus
In 2020, the world witnessed the signing of the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel and four Arab states: Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates,...
Saudi and Emirati Religious Moderation Inspires Few Beyond Their Borders
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have drawn praise for social reforms that have domestically reduced the role of religion in public life,...
What the Muslim World — and the West — Can Learn From the UAE
A few days ago, I returned from a week-long trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where I participated in a World Jewish Congress (WJC)...
Is the UAE-Israel Relationship Being Built on Questionable Assumptions?
A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether the assumptions...
The Old Peace Treaties vs. The Abraham Accords
The search for a peaceful settlement to the conflict between Israel and its neighbors reached a critical juncture in 1979 when Egyptian president Anwar Sadat...
Building the Next Steps of the Abraham Accords
The Abraham Accords, signed last September, have changed the Middle East forever. From hundreds of thousands of Israeli visitors to the UAE, to headlines about...
Saudi Journalist Who Advocated Peace with Israel Is Released
Abdul Hameed Ghabin has been ahead of his time. He publicly called for peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel even before the Abraham Accords, and...
After the Abraham Accords, Olympics Continue to Build Israeli-Arab Peace
This week, as I was flipping through the various Olympic channels, my eye caught the blue and white stripes of the Israeli flag alongside the...
New Iranian Protests Underscore the Neglect and Evil of the Theocratic Regime
At least eight protesters are believed to have been killed by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s security forces in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, where protests initially triggered...
Palestinian Conflict Won’t Change Arab-Israel Normalization
A future Gaza war will not derail Arab-Muslim normalization with Israel. The theory that Palestinian-Israeli peace dictates Israel’s wider acceptance in the Arab and Muslim...
UAE Rabbi Speaks of Emirati Jewish Community and ‘Historic Time’
JNS.org - Rabbi Elie Abadie’s connection to the Jewish community of the United Arab Emirates (JCE) has come a long way since he first visited...
After the Abraham Accords, the Palestinians Have Lost the Arab Street
While the Algerian FLN lost its bloody struggle against the French army and settlers (during which it killed more Algerian collaborators than Frenchmen), it won...
An Abrahamic Family Reunion
JNS.org - Of all the efforts that US President Donald Trump made that benefited the Jewish people, the most meaningful and lasting may be the...
