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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

Arab states

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the District Court in Jerusalem to as he arrives to listen to the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan on June 27, 2023 (Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
June 28, 2023, 12:55 pm
Daily Briefing June 28: Lacking White House invite, PM wangles China trip
Knesset correspondent Tal Schneider and US bureau chief Jacob Magid look at changing attitudes toward Netanyahu, as US perceives him to have lost control of his government
By ToI Staff
(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
Illustrative image of a spy. (cyano66; iStock by Getty Images)
September 12, 2019, 10:28 am
Top Arab official has been unknowingly spying for Israel for 5 years — report
IDF’s human intel unit unveils one of Jewish state’s most important assets in an unspecified Arab state, a spy known as ‘Torpedo,’ including details of his remarkable recruitment
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative - Muslims attend the Friday noon prayer at Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt, December 28, 2012. (AP/Khalil Hamra)
June 24, 2019, 6:51 pm
Arabs becoming less religious, BBC survey finds
Major poll of Arab world shows Trump least popular foreign leader, Israel perceived as top threat, ‘honor killings’ more acceptable than homosexuality
By ToI Staff
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech during the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 10, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO)
July 10, 2018, 9:00 am
China pledges $15 million to Palestinians amid major push for Mideast influence
President Xi announces plan to give Arab states more than $23 billion for economic development, calls them ‘natural partners’ of China
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this file photo taken on January 23, 2018 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech in Gaza City (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
March 7, 2018, 2:03 am
Hamas warns against ‘normalization’ amid reports of Israel’s upped regional ties
Palestinian terror group blasts recent meetings of Palestinian, Israeli officials, praises global boycott efforts against Jewish state
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Protesters, some waving Palestinian flags chant anti-US slogans during a demonstration near the US Consulate in Istanbul, late Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Omer Kuscu)
December 7, 2017, 6:34 am
Trump move on Jerusalem highlights Arab divisions
Muslim leaders have warned of catastrophe over recognition, but are mired in internal troubles and hardly capable of challenging the US in a meaningful way
By Zeina Karam
Turkish special force police officers and ambulances are seen at the site of an armed attack in Istanbul, January 1, 2017. (AFP/YASIN AKGUL)
January 1, 2017, 4:02 pm
Jordanians, Saudis among victims of Istanbul attack
At least 15 foreigners, including Israeli teenager, among 39 killed in assault on swanky nightclub, several more tourists injured
By AFP and ToI Staff
Buildings under construction in the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba outside Hebron, July 6, 2016 (AFP/Hazem Bader)
September 24, 2016, 11:05 am
PA said mulling Security Council resolution on settlements
Al Hayat reports that Palestinians consulting with Arab states on issue, also facing calls to drop plan for fear of souring US ties
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby speaks at a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, December 29. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
June 14, 2016, 5:28 am
Arab League chief cancels Ramallah visit
Nabil Elaraby reportedly postpones first official trip to Palestinian territories after Israel refuses to let him fly in by helicopter
By Dov Lieber and ToI Staff
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby speaks at a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, December 29. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)
June 13, 2016, 4:07 pm
Arab League chief to discuss French, Arab peace bids in Ramallah
Nabil Elaraby, a vocal critic of Israel, to visit Ramallah, Hebron but will stay away from Jerusalem given heightened tensions
By Dov Lieber
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, November 13, 2014. (AFP/Jordainian Royal Palace/Ho/Yousef Allan)
May 20, 2016, 8:33 pm
Arab states ‘willing to change peace initiative, waiting to hear from PM’
Message to Israel reportedly indicates a readiness to amend Saudi-drafted 2002 proposal; PM said to have told Sissi he is committed to progress
By ToI Staff
During an April 3, 2016 conference at Harvard University, keynote speakers Ala Sader (left) and Gai Hetzroni discuss Israeli-Palestinian economic ties (Elan Kawesch/The Times of Israel)
April 4, 2016, 2:32 am
At Harvard, sparks fly over Israeli-Palestinian economic ties
Although university gathering brings together business minds from both sides of the divide, some on campus condemn event for advancing ‘occupation’ and ‘daily humiliation of Palestinians’
By Matt Lebovic
Former director of the Saudi Arabia General Intelligence Directorate and ex-ambassador to Washington Prince Turki al-Faisal in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
February 21, 2016, 11:32 pm
Saudis don’t think airstrikes can defeat Islamic State — prince
Former head of Saudi intelligence Turki al-Faisal insists ‘world community can put a stop to the killing,’ but ground intervention needed
By AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Jerusalem, February 14, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GP0)
February 14, 2016, 10:52 pm
Time for Arab states to publicize their Israel ties, Netanyahu says
Most moderate countries in region see Israel as ally, not enemy, PM tells visiting US Jewish leaders, urging more openness about covert contacts
By ToI Staff and Raphael Ahren
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