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Israel-Kuwait relations

The opening roundtable at the Negev Summit in Sde Boker on March 28, 2022; A general view of the West Bank settlement of Efrat on March 10, 2022. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin/Maya Alleruzzo)
January 24, 2023, 12:37 pm
Democratic senator says Abraham Accords can expand even if settlements do too
In ToI interview fresh off trip to the region, Kirsten Gillibrand also proposes offering F-35s to Abraham Accords countries that invest in aid for the Palestinians
By Jacob Magid
Al Jazeera's Abdel Samad Nasser broadcasts a report before an image of his network colleague Shireen Abu Akleh at the Qatari news broadcaster's main headquarters in the capital Doha on May 11, 2022. Abu Akleh was shot dead during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen as she covered an IDF raid on the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp earlier in the day. (Karim Jaafar / AFP)
May 12, 2022, 5:13 pm
Muslim world slams Abu Akleh killing, but largely refrains from blaming Israel
Jerusalem’s Gulf partners issue muted response, as does Turkey; by contrast, Qatar and Kuwait condemn ‘Israeli occupiers’ assassination’ of Al Jazeera journalist
By Lazar Berman
Gal Gadot attends the premiere of 'I Am the Night' on January 24, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
February 6, 2022, 5:46 pm
Kuwait bans ‘Death on the Nile’ film over Israeli actress Gal Gadot
Information ministry cites social media campaign in Gulf country that pointed to Wonder Woman star’s support for IDF, criticism of Hamas during 2014 Gaza war
By AFP
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah salutes the crowd after being sworn in as Kuwait's new emir, at the National Assembly in Kuwait City on September 30, 2020. (Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP)
October 4, 2020, 10:14 pm
New Kuwait emir expected to face US pressure to normalize ties with Israel
Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Saba has complex task ahead; local analyst says steps toward normalization ‘will be met with popular rejection’
By AFP
Sigurd Neubauer, right, with a senior Omani official at Oman's Consultative Assembly, Muscat 2019 (courtesy)
September 28, 2020, 9:59 pm
With or without normalization, expert on Gulf sees Israel as regional peacemaker
In new book on Middle East’s changing alliances, Sigurd Neubauer explores Jerusalem’s little-known role as mediator in rivalries between Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar
By Raphael Ahren
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands with Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the head of the ruling sovereign council, in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Sudanese Cabinet via AP)
September 20, 2020, 8:37 pm
US, UAE said holding ‘decisive’ meeting with Sudan over Israel normalization
Report says Khartoum asking for billions in economic assistance in return for agreement with Jerusalem; if demands met, announcement could come within days
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, September 18, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 19, 2020, 2:01 am
Trump says Kuwait may soon normalize ties with Israel
US president says Kuwaitis ‘excited’ about agreements with UAE, Bahrain, reiterates claim that ‘seven or eight’ Arab states want to sign deals with Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A picture of Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, is displayed with surrounding Kuwaiti flags in Kuwait City, on February 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell/File)
August 16, 2020, 4:43 pm
Kuwait says it’ll be ‘last to normalize’ with Israel, will stand by Palestinians
Refusal of Israel ties follows deal to normalize relations with United Arab Emirates, comes amid rumors of imminent diplomatic breakthrough with Bahrain
By ToI Staff
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
Kuwait's Ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi, left, talks to Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour at the start of a UN Security Council meeting, May 15, 2018 in New York. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
February 14, 2019, 1:46 am
Israel rejects UN Security Council visit to West Bank
Envoy Danny Danon says the planned trip was a Palestinian propaganda initiative
By Edith M. Lederer
Illustrative: A picture of Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, is displayed with surrounding Kuwaiti flags in Kuwait City, on February 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell/File)
February 8, 2019, 8:34 pm
Group of Kuwaiti businessmen said to visit Israel, with approval by PM’s office
TV report says Kuwaitis toured religious and cultural sites last week, in new sign of warming ties between Israel and Muslim world
By ToI Staff
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