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		<title>South African Jews celebrate first criminal conviction for online anti-Semitism</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-african-jews-celebrate-first-criminal-conviction-for-online-anti-semitism/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[anti-Semitism in South Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wendy Kahn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local man had tweeted at Jewish umbrella group that the Holocaust would 'be like a picnic when we are done with you Zionist bastards'; sentence to be handed down Friday]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli Democrats, Republicans spar over election impact on normalization deals</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-democrats-republicans-spar-over-election-impact-on-normalization-deals/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Republicans Overseas Israel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marc Zell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No additional agreement if Trump loses, GOP's Marc Zell warns; Arab-Israel ties are nothing new and trend toward peace deals would continue under Biden, says Dems' Hezi Kugler]]></description>
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		<title>Cabinet ratifies UAE treaty, sends Bahrain agreement to Knesset for approval</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-ratifies-uae-treaty-sends-bahrain-agreement-to-knesset-for-approval/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Landmark accord to establish ties with Emirates will enter into force once government in Abu Dhabi issues ratification decree]]></description>
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		<title>An Israeli embassy in Khartoum? Not so fast. This peace deal may take some time</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-israeli-embassy-in-khartoum-not-so-fast-this-peace-deal-may-take-some-time/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 04:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Sudan relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Accords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdel Fattah al-Burhan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdalla Hamdok]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday's normalization announcement speaks of end to 'state of belligerence,' promises economic and trade relations; it doesn't specify full diplomatic ties or reciprocal embassies]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Yes, yes, yes&#8217;: Why peace with Khartoum would be true paradigm shift for Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/yes-yes-yes-why-peace-with-khartoum-would-be-true-paradigm-shift-for-israel/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 03:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Sudan relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Accords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran-Sudan relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khartoum Resolution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big, poor African state and the small, rich Gulf monarchies couldn't be more different; for a start, unlike Bahrain and the UAE, Sudan actually went to war against Israel]]></description>
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		<title>UAE asks Israel to move quickly on establishing mutual embassies</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-asks-israel-to-move-quickly-on-establishing-mutual-embassies/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-UAE relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham Accords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Bahrain relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gabi Ashkenazi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meir Ben-Shabbat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[visa issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[normalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Mnuchin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jerusalem says Emirati foreign minister sent official request to establish mission in Tel Aviv as soon as possible, is hoping Israel does the same in Abu Dhabi]]></description>
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		<title>Senior UAE delegation comes to Israel; Netanyahu: &#8216;Today we are making history&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-uae-delegation-lands-in-israel-netanyahu-today-we-are-making-history/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 10:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meir Ben-Shabbat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israeli and Emirati officials sign visa exemption agreement and announce, together with the US, a $3 billion regional development fund]]></description>
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		<title>Top Sudan cleric: There is no general Islamic opposition to salaam with Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-sudan-cleric-there-is-no-general-islamic-opposition-to-salaam-with-israel/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Sudan relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatwa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islamic law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Sudan's leading scholars ruled against normalization, their peer Abdel-Rahman Hassan Hamed assessed that Islamic principles are more flexible, and wrote a fatwa backing ties]]></description>
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		<title>Israel to sign visa exemption agreement with UAE, its first with an Arab state</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-sign-visa-exemption-agreement-with-uae-its-first-with-an-arab-state/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-UAE relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[normalization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meir Ben-Shabbat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Netanyahu, Ashkenazi set to welcome first senior Emirati delegation to Israel, headed by country's finance and economy ministers; sides will sign several bilateral agreements]]></description>
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		<title>‘From friends to family’: Israel and Bahrain establish diplomatic relations</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-bahrain-sign-historic-agreement-formally-establishing-diplomatic-ties/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Bahrain relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bahrain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steven Mnuchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meir Ben-Shabbat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avi Berkowitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullatif al-Zayani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Manama event, Israel's Meir Ben-Shabbat welcomes deal with another state from 'family of Abraham'; Joint Communiqué establishes 'diplomatic, peaceful, and friendly relations']]></description>
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		<title>Landing in Bahrain to sign deal, Israeli official stresses &#8216;genuine peace&#8217; hopes</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/landing-in-bahrain-top-israeli-official-says-jerusalem-seeks-genuine-peace/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 13:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Bahrain relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bahrain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meir Ben-Shabbat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avi Berkowitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullatif al-Zayani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In first, El Al plane carries Israeli delegation to Manama to formalize relations: Bahrain FM: ‘I hope this visit marks another step on road to truly peaceful Middle East’]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli delegation heads to Bahrain to establish formal diplomatic relations</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-delegation-headed-to-bahrain-to-establish-formal-diplomatic-relations/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 03:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Bahrain relations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steven Mnuchin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meir Ben-Shabbat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abdullatif al-Zayani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA['For Bahrain, this is a historic day,' Israeli official says ahead of departure of special El Al Flight 973; Jerusalem and Manama won't sign bilateral treaty but a Joint Communiqué]]></description>
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		<title>Small but growing, UAE&#8217;s Jewish community to get second full-time rabbi from NY</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/uaes-small-but-growing-jewish-community-to-get-second-full-time-rabbi/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel Inside]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewish community of UAE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elie Abadie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yehuda Sarna]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beirut-born Elie Abadie, a prominent scholar of Sephardic Judaism, to relocate to Dubai by November 1, as Emirati community expects to expand following Abraham Accords]]></description>
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		<title>In rare Zoom call with Israelis, Sudanese activists say country ready for peace</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-rare-zoom-call-with-israelis-sudanese-activists-say-country-ready-for-peace/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Sudan relations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Violating local laws, group of journalists and artists from Sudan tell Israelis about the trials and tribulations of promoting normalization with the Jewish state]]></description>
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		<title>Knesset approves UAE normalization 80-13; mainly Arab party is sole opposition</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-approves-uae-normalization-with-huge-majority-only-joint-list-opposed/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aida Touma-Sliman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overwhelming support for historic peace agreement, which now heads to cabinet for final ratification]]></description>
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