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Report: UAE Cabinet Approves Establishment of Embassy in Tel Aviv

January 25, 2021

The United Arab Emirates cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of an embassy in the city of Tel Aviv in Israel, Reuters reports. No further details about the embassy were given in UAE media. Today, […]

Palestinian Group Hamas Slams UAE over Pro-Israel Statements

December 21, 2020

Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting Israeli occupation in violation of Palestinians’ rights, Anadolu Agency reports. “Statements made during visits by some Emirati officials to the [Israeli] occupation […]

Israel, Morocco to Launch Chamber of Commerce

December 16, 2020

Plans are underway to launch an Israel-Morocco Chamber of Commerce following the recent normalization between the two countries with a meeting scheduled on December 25 in Tel Aviv to discuss its inauguration. World Morocco News […]

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Bahrain Denies Plans to Import Products from Illegal Jewish Settlements

December 7, 2020

Bahrain allegedly backed away from plans to import products from illegal Jewish settlements, prompting anger from its new ally, according to reports. The Gulf state’s statement was a swift response to its own minister of […]

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Report: Bahrain to Label Illegal Settlement Products as Israeli

December 4, 2020

An Israeli journalist wrote Thursday on Twitter that Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister said his country “will NOT distinguish between Israeli products made within the 1967 lines and those from settlements”, Anadolu Agency reports. […]

UAE, Bahrain Vote against Israeli-Sponsored UN Resolution

November 19, 2020

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain voted against an Israeli-sponsored resolution on entrepreneurship for sustainable development yesterday at the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee. This comes despite the countries being quick to act on new […]

Bahraini Foreign Minister Lands in Israel, Promises Full Normalization

November 18, 2020

Bahrain and Israel cemented their diplomatic agreement with a visit to Tel Aviv on Wednesday by a top Bahraini official.  The Bahraini foreign minister Abdullatif al-Zayani arrived in Israel on his first official visit to […]

US Envoy to UN: Arab Peace Initiative is No Longer Necessary

October 28, 2020

US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft told the UN Security Council on Monday that the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 “is no longer needed”, Al-Watan Voice reported. Kraft said: “[US President Donald] Trump’s […]

Anti-normalization Protests Erupt in Bahrain despite Security Restrictions

October 24, 2020

Anti-normalization protests erupted in the streets of the Bahraini capital of Manama after Friday prayer yesterday. Protesters held up banners denouncing normalisation, with the unified slogan “Anti-normalisation Friday”, along with a photo of a masked […]

Israel Sends Delegation to Bahrain to Begin Formal Diplomatic, Commercial Relations

October 18, 2020

An Israeli delegation accompanied by the US treasury secretary flew to Bahrain on Sunday to formalize nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington has promoted as an anti-Iran bulwark and potential economic bonanza, Reuters […]

Israeli Knesset Approves Israel Deal with UAE

October 16, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli parliamentarians on Thursday that the Israeli normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has “no secret annexes or hidden clauses” before the Knesset overwhelmingly approved the deal, […]

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Trump Called on UAE Crown Prince to ‘Encourage Other Arab States to Normalize with Israel’

October 14, 2020

US President Donald Trump asked UAE Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin Zayed, to encourage other Arab nations to normalize relations with Israel, Arab48 reported on Monday. Citing a statement attributed to Judd Deere, deputy assistant to […]

Report: 90% of Arab Social Media Posts Oppose Normalization with Israel

October 12, 2020

Ninety percent of the Arabic-language social media posts about Israel’s normalization with the UAE and Bahrain have been negative, according to a report by the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs. Haaretz said that the study […]

Libya Refuses Arab League Presidency Following Palestinian Walkout

October 7, 2020

Libya on Tuesday refused to assume the presidency of the current session of the Arab League after Palestine resigned the position in protest at the organization’s failure to take a stand against the UAE-Bahrain normalization […]

US Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Israel Veto on Arms Sales to Arab Countries

October 4, 2020

Lawmakers at the US House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday that could allow the occupying state of Israel to veto any American arms sales to the Arab countries. The proposed bill “would […]

Another Acre, Another Goat: Israel in the Middle East

September 28, 2020

In the early 1900s, Zionism’s founders laid out their strategy to build a Jewish state in Palestine. According to the plan, colonization had to be slow and covert, beginning with small land acquisitions. In the […]

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In the Interim before Annexation, the International Community is Just Not Concerned

September 22, 2020

Reports in the Times of Israel indicate that the annexation of land from the occupied West Bank will be suspended until 2024, confirming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that annexation is still on the agenda. With […]

Fatah Official: Abbas under Pressure to Talk to US

September 21, 2020

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to negotiate with the US although he was under pressure from Arab countries, a Fatah movement official said Sunday, Anadolu reports. How Do #Democrats and #Republicans Differ on #Palestine and […]

Arab Normalization with Israel is the Start of an Anti-Iran Alliance

September 17, 2020

As Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium flanked by the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the UAE to sign what has been hailed as a “historic peace agreement” between Israel and […]

Faux Peace: Israel and Arab Gulf Royals

September 16, 2020

Ascribing the euphemism, peace, for formally normalizing the relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the smaller Island of Bahrain with Israel, is an abysmal attempt to repackage Jarred Kushner’s string of failures and […]

Protests in US as Israel Signs ‘Peace Deals’ with UAE, Bahrain (VIDEO)

September 16, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met by dozens of anti-corruption Israeli protesters and pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the White House yesterday, the Times of Israel reported. Israeli protesters gathered at the entrance to the […]

Hundreds of Palestinians Rally against Arab Normalization Agreements with Israel

September 15, 2020

Hundreds of Palestinians rallied in several West Bank cities against the signing of normalization agreements with Israel by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain planned for later today in Washington. Palestinians demonstrated in Nablus, […]

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Bahrain Civil Society Groups Reject Normalization Deal

September 14, 2020

Civil society groups in Bahrain have rejected the government’s normalization agreement with Israel which is expected to be signed formally in Washington DC on Tuesday. Seventeen organizations have issued a joint statement to this effect, with […]

Palestinians in Gaza Rally against Bahrain-Israel Normalization (VIDEO)

September 13, 2020

Dozens of Palestinians rallied in Gaza on Saturday, expressing their anger at Gulf countries’ deals to normalize relations with the Jewish State, Reuters reported. Bahrain followed the UAE to become the fourth Arab country to […]

Palestinian Resistance Movements Call for PLO to Leave Arab League

September 12, 2020

The Palestinian resistance movements have called for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to withdraw its membership from the Arab League after its disavowal to support the Palestinian cause and fight normalization with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. […]

PLO: Arab People, Including in UAE and Bahrain, Reject Normalization with Israel

September 12, 2020

Saeb Erekat, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said today that the Arab people, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, reject normalization with the occupation state, Israel, expressing […]

Bahrain-Israel Normalization Agreement Announced

September 11, 2020

The country of Bahrain became the latest Arab nation to normalize ties with Israel, less than a month following a similar decision by the United Arab Emirates.  The Bahraini decision, which was announced by US […]

Bahrain Rejects US Push for Normalization Deal with Israel

August 27, 2020

Bahrain said Wednesday it was committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalize ties with Israel. […]

Israel Attends Bahrain Anti-Iran Maritime Conference amid Increasing Normalization

October 21, 2019

Iran and Hamas have condemned Israel’s participation in a US-led maritime security meeting which was held on Sunday in Bahrain, amid increasing normalization between the Jewish state and Gulf countries. The head of the Israeli Foreign […]

Israeli Minister Seeks ‘Non-Aggression Pacts’ with Gulf Arab Nations

October 6, 2019

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he was seeking “non-aggression” agreements with Gulf Arab nations that do not formally recognize the country as a prelude to possible future peace deals. Details of the proposal […]

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