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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

Arab Peace Initiative

Participants in the annual summit of regional cooperation NGO ROPES during a tour of Baku, Azerbaijan, August 2024 (Ben Birnbaum, courtesy)
Reporter's notebook
In Baku, emerging Israeli and Arab leaders prepare for a post-conflict Middle East
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Amid war, ROPES summit gathers people from across the region to discuss Israel’s integration, but some insist that without tackling the Palestinian issue, true peace remains elusive
Participants in the annual summit of regional cooperation NGO ROPES during a tour of Baku, Azerbaijan, August 2024 (Ben Birnbaum, courtesy)
September 6, 2024, 8:07 pm
In Baku, emerging Israeli and Arab leaders prepare for a post-conflict Middle East
Amid war, ROPES summit gathers people from across the region to discuss Israel’s integration, but some insist that without tackling the Palestinian issue, true peace remains elusive
By Gianluca Pacchiani
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, front left, attends a meeting with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh, during a day of meetings about the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool photo via AP)
June 8, 2024, 2:47 am
US urging Arab allies not to set deadline for post-war two-state solution
Documents obtained by ToI detail principles US aims to advance on securing Gaza ceasefire, including Palestinian state based on 1967 lines ‘as envisioned in Arab Peace Initiative’
By Jacob Magid
A Saudi diplomat listens to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2023. (Prime Minister's Office)
September 26, 2023, 7:49 pm
Saudis putting aside Arab Peace Initiative amid Israel normalization talks – officials
Riyadh will continue to pay lip service to proposal conditioning peace with Israel on Palestinian state, but those involved in effort say kingdom ready to normalize ties for less
By Jacob Magid
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell at an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly aimed at reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on September 18, 2023. (Egypt Foreign Ministry/ Twitter)
September 18, 2023, 10:23 pm
‘100% carrots’: Arab states, EU unveil plan to entice Israel, PA to sign peace deal
Initiative’s European architect highlights effort to show parties what will be available to them if they reach a deal; Arab participants use event to blast Israeli policies
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the state funeral of late president Shimon Peres, held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 30, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 18, 2023, 8:55 am
Saudi-backed EU venture aims to incentivize Israeli-Palestinian peace
Ministerial gathering on UNGA sidelines will see European, Arab, global actors form working groups to develop perks that conflict parties will be able to enjoy if they make a deal
By Jacob Magid
Fahad Nazer, spokesman for Saudi Arabia's embassy in Washington, speaks to Arab News in an interview published June 13, 2023. (Screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 13, 2023, 10:31 am
Saudi embassy in US: No normalization with Israel without Palestinian state
Diplomatic mission’s spokesman says Riyadh’s position ‘has been clear and has been consistent for many years,’ noting 2002 peace offer still stands
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, April 19, 2023. (Wafa)
April 19, 2023, 10:22 am
Palestinian leader Abbas meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah
Meeting focuses on ways to strengthen ties, while prince reaffirms commitment to establishing independent Palestinian state; Hamas delegation also in kingdom
By ToI Staff
Diplomats gather at a meeting convened by Saudi Arabia on the sidelines of the UNGA in New York to discuss the Arab Peace Initiative on September 20, 2022. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
September 21, 2022, 7:23 pm
Saudis invite PA but not Israel to UN ministerial meeting on Arab Peace Initiative
Session marking 20th anniversary of proposal attended by officials from Arab League, EU and US, foiling Israeli effort to present initiative as an outdated formula for peace
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers statements to the media with the US president after their meeting in the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank on July 15, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
July 17, 2022, 5:36 pm
Abbas thanks Saudi royals for backing Palestinian cause at Jeddah summit with Biden
PA president writes to king and crown prince expressing gratitude for supporting a 2-state solution with East Jerusalem as capital of a future Palestinian state
By ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks at his notes as he meets with US President Joe Biden at the Al Salman Royal Palace, Friday, July 15, 2022, in Jeddah. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 16, 2022, 12:16 pm
Saudi minister: Peace with Israel ‘strategic option’ but not before 2-state solution
After Biden hails Saudi okay to Israeli overflights as first step to normalization, Riyadh’s foreign affairs minister says Palestinian statehood must come first
By Jacob Magid
Clockwise from top left: The Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the White House lawn, September 15, 2020; Yasser Arafat confers with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa before an Arab Information Ministers meeting in Cairo, August 15, 2001; Palestinian women view destroyed houses at the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, April 28, 2002; The aftermath of the Park Hotel bombing on March 27, 2002. (AP/Alex Brandon, AP/Enric Marti, AP/Greg Baker, Flash90)
February 23, 2022, 4:15 am
3 days in March: How the 2nd Intifada’s bloodiest hours seeded today’s Middle East
In ‘Death Tango,’ ex-Mossad man and strategic analyst Yossi Alpher reflects on consecutive events during Second Intifada that he says doomed the peace process, possibly for good
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Syrian actor Duraid Lahham (video screenshot)
February 16, 2021, 8:37 pm
Popular Syrian actor says normalization with Israel ‘is coming’
Duraid Lahham supports ties with Jewish state under terms of Arab Peace Initiative, prompting criticism on social media; opposes deals between Israel and Gulf states, others
By ToI Staff
Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Saudi speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue, December 6, 2020 (screen shot IISS)
December 6, 2020, 2:31 pm
Saudi prince: Bully Israel steals land, puts Palestinians in concentration camps
Turki al-Faisal also says Israel ‘assassinates who it wants to,’ built ‘apartheid wall,’ and denies equal rights to its non-Jewish citizens; FM Ashkenazi slams false accusations
By Raphael Ahren
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speaks during his meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at the State Department, October 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce CENETA / POOL / AFP)
October 16, 2020, 8:14 am
Saudi FM pushes Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, nixes imminent normalization
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud says kingdom focused on bringing the sides back to the negotiating table: ‘All other things will follow from that’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends the oppening of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia, March 31, 2019. (Fethi Belaid/ Pool photo via AP)
September 18, 2020, 3:24 pm
Qatar won’t normalize with Israel before 2-state solution reached, envoy says
Gulf state’s ambassador to US says Doha open to relations with Jerusalem if Palestinian state established, touts country’s role as a mediator between Israel, Hamas
By ToI Staff
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