Don’t bet on it. The United Arab Emirates was the first significant Gulf nation to break with the Muslim Brotherhood and pursue a public arrangement with Israel. Temporarily, the UAE, the Saudis and some other players made up a coalition opposed to Iran and the Brotherhood. Lately, though the UAE and the Saudis have been […]
Israel Needs to Secure its Territory More Than It Needs a Saudi Deal
The real threat to Israel comes from within. The heady excitement over the “Abraham Accords,” while exciting, overlooked Israel’s core strategic problems. The UAE deal may have led to business ties and a certain amount of (mostly one-way from Israel to the Emirates) tourism, but then rockets from the terrorist territories once again began raining […]
What Price Should Israel Pay For Saudis Joining the Abraham Accords?
There has been lots of breathless speculation for months now, in the American, Arab, and Israeli media, about what the U.S., and Israel, must offer Saudi Arabia for that country to join the Abraham Accords and normalize ties with Israel. More on the latest comments about a possible diplomatic breakthrough, during National Security Advisor Jake […]
Israel, Morocco, and the Ties That Bind
After Israel and four Arab states – the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan – agreed to join the Abraham Accords and to normalize ties, most of the world’s attention on the matter has been focused on the frenetic dealmaking between Israeli and Emirati businesses, with more than two billion dollars’ worth of trade deals made […]
Iran putting heavy pressure on Hamas, Hizballah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad to unite against Israel
History bears out the fact that the entire Israeli-Palestinian “peace process” has been a sham. The founding charters of all the major Palestinian groups document their common goal: the obliteration of the Jewish nation. This is the heart of the so-called “resistance.” Nevertheless, the search goes on in vain to find a peaceful solution as […]
UAE president calls Netanyahu to wish him a happy Passover and reaffirm peace accord
Some welcome news for a change amid the Leftist claims that Israel as completely falling apart under Netanyahu. The historic Trump-brokered Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates were reaffirmed when UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed called up Netanyahu to wish him a Happy Passover. “UAE President calls Netanyahu to wish him […]
Israel and Sudan announce deal to normalize relations as part of Trump-brokered Abraham Accords
The normalization of relations between Israel and Muslim-majority Sudan is an accomplishment owed to the Trump-era Abraham Accords. News of peace these days is rare as America faces implosion, poverty, uncertainty, strife and even war. Under Trump, there was peace, aside, of course, from the steady, ruthless attacks by Democrat cronies against his presidency at […]
Iran Tries to Come to Grips With the Abraham Accords
Iran cried bloody murder when the Abraham Accords were first announced, but now it has calmed down a bit, realizing it can’t stop the inevitable, and wondering how it might best handle what for the Islamic Republic is a difficult situation. A report on this change in Iran’s tone, and its efforts to come to […]
Netanyahu turns to Arab diplomats, warns Blinken making a ‘big mistake’ with Iran deal
The Biden administration has left Israel no choice, in its ongoing quest for survival, but to turn to friendly Arab neighbors who share its concerns about Iran. The Squad among Democrats in the House of Representatives has influenced American policy against Israel. Israel’s primary defense against rocket fire from Hamas and other jihad groups is the […]
The Abraham Accords Have Outpaced the Most Optimistic Predictions
Since 2020, when four Arab states – the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan – joined the Abraham Accords and normalized ties with Israel, there have been major developments in the economic ties between the Jewish state and these Arab members of the Abraham Accords. Business deals, involving trade, technology, tourism, and agriculture have […]