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Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024 (Channel 12 news screenshot)
November 26, 2024, 4:47 am
Killing of rabbi in UAE could bolster Israel’s ties with Arab neighbors, experts say
Countries that haven’t signed on to the Abraham Accords may seek to show that they will not be deterred by the kind of terrorist elements that murdered Zvi Kogan
By Ron Kampeas
A panel at the International Committee of the United Nations Resolutions for Lebanon Conference in Harissa, Lebanon, April 23, 2022. (Courtesy)
April 28, 2022, 5:21 pm
At Lebanon multi-religious conference, calls to repeal ban on contacts with Israelis
Speakers at confab hosted by Maronite Christian sect’s chief cleric push for Lebanese neutrality rather than close alliance with Iran
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People take part in a MMA (Mixed Martials Arts) training session, on May 2, 2016 in Paris. (Francois Guillot/AFP)
July 31, 2021, 11:47 pm
Lebanese athlete said to pull out from MMA contest to avoid facing Israeli
Hezbollah-linked outlet says Abdullah Miniato has withdrawn from world youth martial arts championship in Bulgaria because he refuses to recognize Israel
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas alongside Central Elections Commissioner Hana Naser on Friday, January 15, 2021, announcing an election decree (WAFA)
January 15, 2021, 10:49 pm
Abbas issues decree ordering Palestinian elections for first time in 14 years
Hamas agrees to support move although several previous attempts to unite rival factions and hold a vote have failed over the years; observers are skeptical this time too
By Aaron Boxerman
Tunisian singer Noomane Chaari performs 'Peace Between Neighbors' (video screenshot)
December 27, 2020, 6:53 pm
Tunisian who sang duet with Israeli gets death threats, said fired from his job
Noamane Chaari, who says he performed with Ziv Yehezkel to promote ‘peace and tolerance between religions,’ allegedly subject to state-led pressure campaign
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting with the Palestinian leadership to discuss the United Arab Emirates' deal with Israel to normalize relations, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 18, 2020. (Mohamad Torokman/Pool via AP)
December 15, 2020, 8:17 pm
In face of fourth Arab-Israeli normalization, Ramallah tries new tactic: Silence
After its harsh denunciations of countries that established open ties with Israel failed to yield results, the PA is now keeping quiet on Morocco’s decision to normalize
By Aaron Boxerman
(1st row, from L) President of Iraq Fuad Masum, Yemen's President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour, President of Lebanon Michel Aoun, President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Emir of Kuweit Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, Emirati President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud (2nd row, From R) Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, President of the Algerian Senate Abdelkader Bensalah, Libya's unity government Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd Bin Mahmud Al-Said, Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani and Qatari Ambassador to Arab leaque Saif Bin Muqaddam Al-Buainain during the 29th Summit of the Arab League at the Ithra center in Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia, on April 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
November 8, 2020, 1:44 pm
Saudis silent as Arab leaders welcome Biden, though some likely preferred Trump
Most states send laudatory missives; Riyadh, which enjoyed particularly good relations with the incumbent, and which may suffer under Biden administration, has yet to comment
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas listens while US President Donald Trump makes a statement for the press before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2017, in New York. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski/ File)
November 3, 2020, 4:01 am
Palestinians, desperate for a Biden victory, hold their breath as America votes
Ramallah sees a Democratic win as a return to the status quo. And if Trump is triumphant? ‘God help us’; official hints PA preparing to resume accepting tax revenues from Israel
By Aaron Boxerman
Rami Aman, founder of the Gaza Youth Committee, was arrested by Hamas security services on April 9, 2020, after organizing a video call with Israeli peace activists. (Facebook)
September 25, 2020, 4:21 pm
Hamas charges three Gaza activists for pro-peace video call with Israelis
Rami Aman, two others indicted for ‘weakening revolutionary spirit’ by joining ‘Skype With Your Enemy’ conversation; they have been held without trial since April
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki at a press conference on September 22, 2020. (WAFA)
September 22, 2020, 7:04 pm
Palestinians relinquish Arab League chairmanship in protest of normalization
Ramallah ultimately decides to remain in organization, after publicly threatening to withdraw altogether over its refusal to condemn UAE, Bahrain
By Aaron Boxerman
(L-R) UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, wave on the South Lawn of the White House after they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
September 18, 2020, 11:46 pm
Dozens of Bahrainis protest US-sponsored Israel normalization deal
Protesters chant ‘normalization is betrayal,’ in rare display of opposition in small oil-rich kingdom, which has harshly suppressed dissent since 2011
By AFP
A protest in Jenin on Friday, September 18, 2020 (Screenshot: Palestine TV)
September 18, 2020, 6:51 pm
Palestinians: Man dies of heart attack after IDF stun grenade bursts next to him
Nidal Jabarin, a 54-year-old dentist, died during an anti-normalization protest in Jenin; no response from the army
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinians hold a poster with crossed-out pictures of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, US President Donald Trump, and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, during a rally organized by Hamas in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah on September 12, 2020, to condemn the Israel-Bahrain normalization agreement. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
September 13, 2020, 7:38 pm
PLO, Hamas to hold joint rallies decrying UAE, Bahrain normalization with Israel
Previous protest featuring senior officials from both major Palestinian factions drew only a few hundred
By Aaron Boxerman
Combination image shows (L) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairing the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 28, 2020, and (R) King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, speaking with another delegate during the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit held at the Saudi capital Riyadh on December 10, 2019. (Ronen Zvulun and Fayez Nureldine/Various Sources/AFP)
September 12, 2020, 4:19 am
Bahraini opposition blasts normalization deal with Israel
Leading group calls agreement ‘illegitimate’; unlike UAE, which saw little backlash to accord with Jerusalem, Bahrain has history of internal political opposition
By Aaron Boxerman
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki calls on the Arab League to condemn normalization between the United Arab Emirates and Israel on September 9, 2020 (Screenshot: WAFA)
September 9, 2020, 4:38 pm
At Arab League summit, frustrated Palestinians call for condemnation of UAE deal
Most Arab FMs do not mention UAE-Israel normalization, as secretary general says the council respects both ‘sovereign foreign policy decisions’ and the Palestinian cause
By Aaron Boxerman
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