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Miri Regev, center, visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi with UAE officials on October 29, 2018. (Courtesy Chen Kedem Maktoubi)
November 1, 2018, 10:54 am
Giant leap for Israel-Gulf ties hasn’t shattered the Palestinian glass ceiling
Do Netanyahu’s visit in Oman and ‘Hatikva’ playing in Abu Dhabi show that normalization with the Arab world is not tied to progress in the peace process? Not so fast, analysts warn
By Raphael Ahren
Screen capture from video of Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik, right, who taking a gold medal in the under 100 kilogram category at the International Judo Federation Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, October 29, 2018. (International Judo Federation)
October 29, 2018, 6:04 pm
Israel wins second judo gold in Abu Dhabi, ‘Hatikva’ plays again
Judoka Peter Paltchik takes first place in under-100 kg category, bringing country’s medal haul in Gulf state contest to five
By TOI staff and Agencies
Miri Regev, center, visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi with UAE officials on October 29, 2018. (Courtesy Chen Kedem Maktoubi)
October 29, 2018, 12:04 pm
In first, Israeli minister makes state visit to Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
Miri Regev says house of worship ‘has a message of brotherhood and peace,’ a day after Israeli national anthem is played at judo tourney in the city
By TOI staff
(L-R) Culture Minister Miri Regev, international Judo Federation president Marius Vizel and Israel Judo Association chairman Moshe Ponte sign an agreement for Israel to host a Grand Prix in 2018, October 28, 2018. (Guy Inbar)
October 29, 2018, 6:46 am
In first, Israel to host 2019 Judo Grand Prix event
Culture Minister Regev signs deal with International Judo Federation for two legs of world tour to be held in Jewish state; ‘everyone is invited,’ she says
By TOI staff
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev, center, presents a gold medal to Israeli Sagi Muki after his win at the International Judo Federation competition in Abu Dhabi, October 28, 2018. (International Judo Federation)
October 28, 2018, 6:20 pm
In first, ‘Hatikva’ anthem played at UAE contest as Israeli judoka wins gold
Tearful Sports Minister Miri Regev presents medal to Sagi Muki following his victory in the under-81 kg category at Abu Dhabi international competition
By TOI staff and Agencies
Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev, middle, shakes hands with Mohamed Bin Tha'loob Al Derai, President of UAE Wrestling Judo & Kickboxing Federation, after one Israeli player won the bronze medal during the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
October 28, 2018, 2:05 am
Flying own flag, three Israelis win bronze at Abu Dhabi judo tourney
Year after Israelis were forced to compete under judo federation flag, Israeli symbols displayed in UAE; minister makes first official visit to country
By TOI staff and AP
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev speaks at an event marking the Jewish new year in the northern Israeli city of Safed on September 3, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 3, 2018, 6:05 pm
Diplomatic ties or no, sports minister may attend Abu Dhabi judo tournament
Reported invitation to Miri Regev comes after UAE guaranteed equal treatment of Israeli athletes following last year’s discrimination
By Alexander Fulbright
In this October 24, 2017 photo, an employee poses with Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" on display at Christie's auction rooms in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
September 3, 2018, 5:47 pm
Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
Gallery says it will soon announce when 500-year-old painting of Jesus, acquired for $450 million, will be shown
By Agencies
Tal Flicker of Israel during the fight in the 66kg category at the Judo World Championship Budapest 2017, on August 28, 2017, in Budapest, Hungary. (Rok Rakun/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)
September 3, 2018, 5:28 pm
Under pressure, UAE says it will treat Israelis equally at upcoming sports event
After judo federation banned Emirates from hosting grand slam over discrimination, athletes to be allowed to display Israeli flag, sing anthem
By Michael Bachner
Tal Flicker of Israel during the fight in the 66kg category at the Judo World Championship Budapest 2017, on August 28, 2017, in Budapest, Hungary. (Rok Rakun/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)
July 20, 2018, 7:45 pm
UAE, Tunisia stripped of judo events for discriminating against Israeli athletes
International Judo Federation doesn’t explicitly mention Israel in its decision but notes last year’s ban on Israelis competing under national anthem, insignia
By Alexander Fulbright
Emirati men perform a traditional dance in front of flags bearing portraits of Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, February 9, 2016. (AFP/Karim Sahib/ File)
June 11, 2018, 10:01 pm
Israel and UAE have maintained close covert ties since 1990s, magazine claims
‘I can envision us being in the trenches with Israel fighting against Iran,’ crown prince of Abu Dhabi said to have told Jewish leaders two decades ago
By Raphael Ahren
Israeli gold-medalist judoka Tal Flicker on the mat at the Judo Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi, where local judo authorities banned all Israeli symbols, October 26, 2017. (YouTube screen capture)
May 22, 2018, 11:34 pm
Lawsuit seeks to force Arab states to allow Israeli symbols at sport events
Legal team headed by Alan Dershowitz prepares case to end ‘humiliation’ and ‘capitulation to extremism’
By Michael Bachner
Former US Secretary of State, John Kerry, talks during the New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) fifth edition of the Commencement Exercises, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, May 20, 2018. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
May 21, 2018, 5:18 am
Kerry keeps mum on Iran deal pullout in UAE address
Without directly criticizing Trump or hosts, former secretary of state says civil discourse around world ‘under threat’
By AP
File: Waqf officials and others prepare to pray outside the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, rather than enter the compound via metal detectors set up by Israel following a terror attack, July 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 3, 2018, 12:52 am
Turks, Saudis, UAE said to pump quarter billion dollars into East Jerusalem
Israeli officials fear funds to ‘rescue’ Muslim holy sites could touch off Palestinian violence in run up to US embassy move to Israeli capital
By Sue Surkes
An Emirati man next to the Bather, also called Venus statue by Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain, 1710-1795, at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
January 23, 2018, 2:41 am
Abu Dhabi’s Louvre leaves Qatar off the map
UAE museum says it has replaced exhibit of Arabian Peninsula that omitted neighbor embroiled in a months-long diplomatic dispute with other Gulf nations
By AFP
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