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Since the United Arab Emirates made peace with Israel four years ago, Dubai has become an increasingly popular travel destination for Jews. (Envato)
November 26, 2024, 9:40 am
Killing of Israeli rabbi in UAE could strengthen ties between Israel and Arab neighbors, experts say
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law who led the Abraham Accords negotiations, pledged $1 million to Chabad in UAE in memory of one of its emissaries.
By Ron Kampeas
The three Uzbek nationals arrested as suspects in the murder of Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan. (Source: UAE Interior Ministry/X, via JNS)
November 25, 2024, 3:52 pm
UAE IDs 3 Uzbek suspects in murder of Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan
The suspects, Olimpi Toirovich, 28, Makhmudjon Abdurakhim, also 28, and Azizbek Kamlovich, 33, could face the death penalty.
By JNS
Michal Rimon, CEO of Access Israel, attends the virtual Tolerance & Inclusivity Week at Expo 2020 Dubai (Photo via JNS)
December 16, 2020, 11:04 pm
Israeli and UAE disabilities professionals share goal of expanding inclusion
They have an unprecedented opportunity to move forward together.
By Howard Blas
Sudan's Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks in the capital Khartoum, Sept. 26, 2020. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
October 23, 2020, 2:01 pm
Sudan will normalize ties with Israel, Trump announces
According to a joint statement released by Israel, Sudan and the U.S., the two countries will “end the state of belligerence between their nations.”
By Ron Kampeas
Jason Isaacson conducting a dialogue on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, then the Foreign Minister of Bahrain, last September in New York. (Photo by Michael Priest Photography)
October 1, 2020, 10:03 pm
AJC official Jason Isaacson: Normalization between Israel and UAE ‘breathtaking’
And he sees the UAE and Bahrain deals as just the start.
By Kayla Steinberg
Screenshot from the video. Video by Karen Lehmann Eisner.
September 17, 2020, 12:32 pm
Mincha on the White House lawn
The minyan for mincha on the White House lawn on Sept. 15, led by native Pittsburgher David Eisner, assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Video by Karen Lehmann Eisner.
From left, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald J. Trump and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
September 15, 2020, 5:36 pm
Israel officially signs peace treaties with UAE, Bahrain in White House ceremony
The UAE and Bahrain join Egypt and Jordan as the only Arab countries to have peace treaties with Israel.
By Marcy Oster
President Trump announcing the Israel-UAE agreement with, from left to right: Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, Aug. 13, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
August 26, 2020, 6:01 pm
Iran and the Israel-UAE deal
"The expression 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' is as valid today as it ever was, despite attempts to throw that realpolitik model into the so-called dustbin of history."
By Dr. Doron Itzchakov
On onlooker admires Bath & Body Works at a mall in the UAE. Photo courtesy of Robin Hammer
August 24, 2020, 12:49 pm
After year in Abu Dhabi, Squirrel Hill couple reflects on Israel-UAE deal
As Israel and the UAE enter a historic agreement, one Squirrel Hill family reflects on a year in the region
By Adam Reinherz
Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo)
August 19, 2020, 3:53 pm
Ushering in a new era of peace
A simple fact was proven anew: Strength attracts and weakness repels.
By Benjamin Netanyahu
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