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Beat of Normalization: Israelis, Emiratis Release New Song (VIDEO)
A joint Emirati-Israeli musical collaboration has reached over a million views since it was released on YouTube on September 30, the New Arab reported. The duet, entitled ‘Hello You’, sees Israeli artist Elkana Marziano and […]
Israeli Knesset Approves Israel Deal with UAE
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, […]
Israel to Prevent Artist Mohammed Assaf from Visiting Palestine
Israeli daily Maariv on Thursday quoted Avi Dichter, a member of the Israeli Knesset and former Minister of Internal Security, as saying that the Israeli authorities have decided to prevent Palestinian singer and Arab Idol […]
Pompeo Encourages Saudis to Normalize with Israel
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday encouraged Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, in what would be a massive boost for the Jewish state amid normalization by two other Gulf Arab kingdoms. Bahrain, which […]
Trump Called on UAE Crown Prince to ‘Encourage Other Arab States to Normalize with Israel’
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
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
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
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
By Reza Behnam 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 […]
In the Interim before Annexation, the International Community is Just Not Concerned
By Ramona Wadi 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 […]
Fatah Official: Abbas under Pressure to Talk to US
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
By Iqbal Jassat 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” […]
Faux Peace: Israel and Arab Gulf Royals
By Jamal Kanj 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 […]
Protests in US as Israel Signs ‘Peace Deals’ with UAE, Bahrain (VIDEO)
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
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, […]
Hungary Will Be Only EU Country to Send Minister to Israel-UAE Accord Signing
European states have on the whole decided against sending a representative to tomorrow’s signing ceremony in Washington to celebrate normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The only country that will be sending a […]
Bahrain Civil Society Groups Reject Normalization Deal
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)
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 […]
PLO: Arab People, Including in UAE and Bahrain, Reject Normalization with Israel
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 […]
Arab League Rejects Palestinian Draft Condemning UAE-Israel Agreement
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Arab countries rejected Wednesday a Palestinian draft that, if passed, would have censured the ongoing normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The failure to pass the resolution […]
Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after UAE-Israel ‘Peace Deal’
US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a ‘peace deal’ between the UAE and Israel. Right-wing Norwegian MP Christian Tybring-Gjedde praised Trump for his role in normalizing […]
Report: UAE Plans First Official Visit to Israel This Month
A UAE delegation will make an official visit to Israel later this month, as part of a controversial normalisation agreement, Reuters has reported. The unnamed UAE officials will fly into Israel on September 22, which […]
Report: Netanyahu Privately Approved US Sell of F-35 to UAE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu privately approved America’s sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE, despite coming out against the deal publicly, the New York Times reported late yesterday, citing officials familiar with the […]
Bahrain to Open Airspace to Israel at UAE’s Request
Bahrain yesterday announced it will allow Israeli planes to use its airspace to and from the UAE, following Saudi Arabia’s decision on Wednesday to allow similar flights. Both moves were reportedly at the request of […]
First Commercial Flight between Israel and UAE Lands in Abu Dhabi (VIDEO)
The first commercial flight between Israel and the UAE landed in Abu Dhabi on Monday afternoon, marking an important moment in the controversial normalisation agreement between the two countries. The El Al flight – emblazoned […]
UAE Issues Decree Formally Ending Boycott of Israel
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree on Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a US-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two countries. The state-run WAM news agency […]
Bahrain Rejects US Push for Normalization Deal with Israel
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. […]
UAE-Israel Normalization Hits Snag, Trilateral Meeting Canceled
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates received its first setback on Friday, when the UAE canceled a trilateral meeting that was supposed to take place under American auspices, […]
Emirati Dissidents Form Political Movement to Protest Normalization Deal with Israel
A group of Emirati activists has launched a movement aimed at opposing the UAE’s US-backed normalization deal with Israel, according to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency. The #Emirati– #Israel– #Trump Treachery https://t.co/PpqIcAoRDC via @PalestineChron pic.twitter.com/kOXk0DOxq5 — […]
Arafat Widow Apologizes to UAE for Palestine Protests against Normalization
Palestinians were left furious after Suha Arafat, the widow of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat apologized to the UAE for protests against UAE-Israel normalization, the New Arab reported. The 57-year-old former first lady, who has not […]