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Author Michael Horowitz's new book is 'Hope and Despair.' (Courtesy)
October 11, 2024, 4:43 pm
A Middle East expert envisioned two paths for Israel. Then October 7 happened
French-Israeli geopolitical scholar Michael Horowitz had nearly finished his book, ‘Hope and Despair,’ when Hamas massacred 1,200 people in Israel. He’s still cautiously optimistic
By Rich Tenorio
President Isaac Herzog addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, on May 25, 2022. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
May 25, 2022, 8:16 pm
At Davos, Herzog issues sweeping call for ‘renewable Middle East’
President outlines plan for Middle East to become a ‘global hub of sustainable solutions in food, water and health,’ paving the way for Israel to broker ties with more Arab nations
By Amy Spiro
People enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages at a restaurant overlooking the Marina district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 23, 2019 (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
December 15, 2020, 11:49 am
NY-based rabbi seeks to bring US Jews to visit the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia
‘The grand prize for Jewish tourism is not Israel but the American Jewish community,’ says Marc Schneier, who will launch new initiative alongside Bahraini tourism minister
By Raphael Ahren
Tura Winery co-owner Vered Ben Sa’adon, right, and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, second from left, attend a signing ceremony for a business deal in Dubai, December 7, 2020 (courtesy Tura Winery)
December 9, 2020, 2:48 pm
No labels: Israel’s new Gulf partners seem happy to do business with settlements
Wine from the Golan, olive oil from the West Bank — despite the political sensitivities, companies in UAE and Bahrain appear unfazed about where their trading partners are located
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
September 3, 2020, 11:55 am
Security and business: Israel charts potential of ties with 3 more Gulf states
With UAE normalization begun, Intelligence Ministry report says Saudi Arabia interested in ‘military and intelligence cooperation,’ Bahrain and Oman in security and trade relations
By Raphael Ahren
A screen showing the route of El Al Flight 972 from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, crossing over Saudi Arabia, September 1, 2020 (Raphael Ahren/TOI)
September 2, 2020, 2:29 pm
In boon for Israel, Saudi Arabia gives permanent overfly rights to and from UAE
Netanyahu hails ‘another tremendous breakthrough,’ promises new policy will shorten and cheapen flights and open Israel up to the Far East
By Raphael Ahren
An Emirati man and woman ride an escalator at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as the country loosens its coronavirus restrictions, May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
June 26, 2020, 2:54 am
UAE confirms virus teamwork with Israeli firms, though not with Netanyahu gov’t
Abu Dhabi mum on state-to-state collaboration with Israel on fighting coronavirus, despite PM declaring imminent announcement from both countries’ health ministries
By ToI Staff and AFP
Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan smiles during a news conference at the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on July 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
June 25, 2020, 9:01 pm
Netanyahu says Israel, UAE to officially announce cooperation on coronavirus
PM says collaboration on research, tech is ‘result of extended, intensive contacts’; Abu Dhabi confirms ‘private companies’ have signed research deals with Israeli firms
By ToI Staff
Concept art showcasing the Israeli pavilion at the upcoming Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Screenshot)
June 15, 2020, 6:09 am
UAE diplomat’s historic op-ed shows normalization can thrive in the status quo
Annexation will undermine all progress in Arab-Israeli ties, Yousef Al-Otaiba warned in Yedioth. But if Netanyahu calls it off? Then the sky is the limit, Palestinians be damned
By Raphael Ahren
Kuwaiti health minister Sheikh Basel al-Sabah (R) speaks to the press at Sheikh Saad Airport in Kuwait City, on February 22, 2020, as Kuwaitis returning from Iran wait before being taken to a hospital to be tested for coronavirus (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
May 10, 2020, 11:05 pm
Three Gulf states reach out to Israel for help battling COVID-19 pandemic
UAE and Bahrain have been in touch with Ramat Gan’s Sheba hospital for months; now a third country — likely Kuwait — has asked for help erecting telemedicine facilities
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing an international donors conference geared at finding a coronavirus vaccine, May 4, 2020 (screen shot)
May 4, 2020, 6:26 pm
Israel pledges $60 million to global effort to find coronavirus vaccine
At donors conference co-hosted by the EU, Saudi Arabia and others, PM says he hopes Israel’s ‘unique culture of innovation’ can help beat the pandemic; warns it is ‘far from over’
By Raphael Ahren
Dana Benvenisti-Gabay, center, sits across delegates from Liberia and Kuwait at an anti-terrorism conference in Morocco, March 2020. (MFA)
March 10, 2020, 6:39 am
Israel uses anti-terror conference in Morocco to rally world against Iran
While Marrakesh summit focused on al-Qaeda, Jerusalem and Gulf states made ‘joint effort’ to stress threats emanating from Hezbollah, Foreign Ministry’s Dana Benvenisti-Gabay says
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative - Moroccan police stand guard in Jemaa el-Fnaa, the central market plaza in Marrakech, Morocco, November 10, 2016. (Getty Images)
March 6, 2020, 11:32 am
In further sign of detente, Israel attends anti-terrorism conference in Morocco
Summit in Marrakech focuses on global efforts to fight al-Qaeda; follows other Warsaw Process working groups where Israeli and Arab officials joined discussions on security issues
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: Demonstrators protesting outside the Spanish government delegation in Barcelona, October 20, 2015. (Albert Llop/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images via JTA)
November 21, 2019, 6:51 pm
Gathering in London, Arab intellectuals advocate stronger relations with Israel
At inaugural meeting of the Arab Council for Regional Integration, participants decry boycotts of Jewish state as harming the Arab world economically and politically
By Sam Sokol
Foreign Minister Israel Katz delivers a speech during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (Johannes EISELE / AFP)
September 27, 2019, 2:22 am
At UN, foreign minister urges more pressure on Iran, taunts regime in Persian
Israel Katz, in short speech to General Assembly, says recent attack on Saudi oil facility was on ‘direct orders’ by supreme leader
By Raphael Ahren
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