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A dramatic hijacking foiled by the bravery of everyday Israelis

ITS NOON IN ISRAEL The Morning After the Miracle: With a terrorist hijacking averted, what now awaits Israel and the region? Amit Segal and Ari Tatarka October 1, 2026 It’s Thursday, October 1, and Israeli social media is awash in … Continue reading →

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“Herzog said it was his “dream” to see peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia and raised the possibility of direct negotiations supported by Washington”

THE MEDIA LINE Rare Saudi-Israeli Media Contacts Re-emerge as Iran Strikes the Gulf Giorgia Valente July 21, 2026 Two unusual media appearances involving Saudi Arabia and Israel have revived questions about whether the countries are cautiously reopening channels as Iranian … Continue reading →

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“He thought nobody was listening. The Saudis heard everything. And the Palestinian Authority will never recover”

SUBSTACK The Tape That Just Ended Mahmoud Abbas Hen Mazzig April 17, 2026 …I have spent years being told, in every Western capital where I am invited to speak, that the Palestinian cause is the conscience of the Arab world. … Continue reading →

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“Iran’s regional isolation has created a rare strategic opening for Washington to build a durable security architecture linking Israel and the Gulf”

FREE PRESS The Middle East Is Ready for the Abraham Accords 2.0 Zineb Riboua March 12, 2026 …[Pete] Hegseth described Iran’s isolation as a military outcome, but it was in fact a structural inevitability—one confirmed when U.S. ambassador to the … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia: “The surge in anti-Israel – and at times even antisemitic – language, evident across editorials, columns and state-aligned media, is unmistakable”

FDD Why Saudi Arabia is turning back to Islamism – and against Israel Hussain Abdul-Hussain February 6, 2026 …Vision 2030 – an ambitious plan to diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy, reshape its society, and position the kingdom as a global … Continue reading →

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“Memo to Trump: No one in the region wants the regime to survive…Turkey is essentially proposing that Iran and Turkey switch places, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the steward of all the mullahs’ ill-gotten gains”

COMMENTARY Is Iran Attending Its Own Funeral? Seth Mandel February 3, 2026 Mideast summit this Friday looks like it will play host to a group of countries that claim to want to save Iran from U.S. strikes—but in reality want … Continue reading →

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Erasing the Jews: Vance, BBC and others forget what Holocaust Remembrance Day is about

JTA Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle Andrew Lapin January 27, 2026 Vice President JD Vance made a statement [via Tweet] marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day that … Continue reading →

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“But the most dangerous phase of the war may unfold far from the battlefield. It will unfold in Washington, inside rooms where the real leverage of this conflict now sits”

FUTURE OF JEWISH Israel faces its most important test since 1973. And it begins in Washington. Guy Goldstein December 12, 2025 …Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan have never been so coordinated. They have agreed, … Continue reading →

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“The former jihadist terrorist, who became the first-ever Syrian visitor to the White House, is leaving Washington with tangible rewards”

NEW YORK SUN Quiet White House Visit by Syria’s Acting President Causes Trepidation in Israel Benny Avni November 10, 2025 Although the White House visit by Syria’s acting president, Ahmad al-Shara, was conducted in uncharacteristically hushed tones, it marks a … Continue reading →

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“The most important thing is it will ‘bring to life’ the issue of the Abraham Accords, ahead of more countries joining”

JPOST Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump Amichai Stein, Darcie Grunblatt, Corinne Baum, James Genn November 7, 2025 Kazakhstan officially joined the Abraham Accords following a trilateral phone call between US President Donald Trump, Prime … Continue reading →

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