Abraham Accords

26
Dec
2022

Give Up on Sovereignty for Peace with Saudi Arabia?

A news report over the weekend indicated that incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again considering pushing off applying sovereignty over Judea and Samaria in exchange for a normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia. Sovereignty was pushed off in exchange for the Abraham Accords agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain several years ago. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says that while an alliance against Iran is a top priority, Israel should stay strong on the sovereignty issue.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
24
Nov
2021

Former Envoy on Abraham Accords: ‘We Should Reward the Peacemakers’

Aryeh Lightstone, former special envoy for economic normalization for the Abraham Accords and chief of staff to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. Source: Screenshot.

Aryeh Lightstone, former special envoy for economic normalization for the Abraham Accords and chief of staff to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. Source: Screenshot.

Aryeh Lightstone, former special envoy for economic normalization for the Abraham Accords and chief of staff to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, believes that the Biden administration needs to focus on bolstering Israel’s efforts for regional peace and not rewarding the Palestinian Authority by re-opening the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
17
Nov
2021

Jewish Leaders Visit Saudi Arabia to Assess Openness Towards Israel, Form Budding Networks

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Mohammed Younos/Shutterstock.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Mohammed Younos/Shutterstock.

Earlier this month, it was revealed that a group of 15 Republican Jewish leaders from the United States paid a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June to try to advance the Abraham Accords normalization deal between the United States, Israel and the Gulf states.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
13
Oct
2021

Israeli Knesset Launches Abraham Accords Caucus on Anniversary of Agreements

Jared Kushner, who served as senior adviser to his father-in-law, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and was a key negotiator in helping to make the accords a reality, and his wife, Ivanka Trump, with Israeli politicians in the Knesset as part of the newly formed Abraham Accords Caucus in the Knesset on Oct. 11, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Jared Kushner, who served as senior adviser to his father-in-law, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and was a key negotiator in helping to make the accords a reality, and his wife, Ivanka Trump, with Israeli politicians in the Knesset as part of the newly formed Abraham Accords Caucus in the Knesset on Oct. 11, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Several hundred dignitaries and guests, including Israeli government ministers, Knesset members, foreign ambassadors and mayors gathered in the Knesset auditorium on Monday afternoon for the launch of the Knesset’s Abraham Accords Caucus, whose mission is to further the progress made through the U.S.-brokered normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
09
Sep
2021

As Gulf Opens to Jewish Life, Muslims Spark Interest in Learning about High Holidays

Blowing shofar in the Gulf to mark the arrival of the Jewish New Year 5782. Credit: Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

Blowing shofar in the Gulf to mark the arrival of the Jewish New Year 5782. Credit: Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

With Jews around the world set to begin the High Holiday season, the small Jewish communities in six Gulf states, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are planning to take part publicly in some of the traditional holiday rituals for the first time in decades.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
21
Oct
2020

Despite COVID-19, and Partly Because of it, Jewish-Arab Business Partnerships Progress

Ashraf Jabari with Ariel Mayor Eli Shaviro and Michal Shalem of “Let’s Grow Israel” with Avi Zimmerman. Photo by Amitai Eisenberg.

Ashraf Jabari with Ariel Mayor Eli Shaviro and Michal Shalem of “Let’s Grow Israel” with Avi Zimmerman. Photo by Amitai Eisenberg.

The Integrated Business Roundtable, founded with the belief that the path to peace between Israelis and Palestinians will come through investment in high-quality enterprises, held its second annual Israeli-Palestinian Economic Forum.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate