Abraham Accords

Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords - November 7, 2025

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A drone view of the downtown with the dome of the Khan Shatyr Shopping and Entertainment Center in Astana, Kazakhstan October 10, 2025.

Cove Capital to mine Kazakhstan tungsten in Trump-announced deal

Kazakhstan Chief Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen.

Kazakhstan chief rabbi: Country joining Abraham Accords due to its 'peace and tolerance'

(illustrative) The flags of Israel and Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords following trilateral phone call with Netanyahu, Trump


Donald Trump's Gaza plan inverts the Abraham Accords formula - analysis

The Abraham Accords offered prosperity through peace; rehabilitating Gaza demands peace through prosperity.

Gaza’s decades-long isolation, economic deprivation, and rule by militant factions has created a perpetual cycle of despair that fuels extremism.

Israel’s Ami H. Orkaby reelected to prestigious World Federation of Consuls Executive Board

Orkaby, "This is as an opportunity to further advance dialogue, people-to-people diplomacy, and in the Israeli-regional context, the expansion of f the Abraham Accords on the global stage.”

Ami H. Orkaby reelected to prestigious World Federation of Consuls Executive Board

Lech Lecha: Journey to a new society - opinion

This two-way journey of the soul – going out and then returning transformed – is the pathway to personal and national renewal.

 ‘HERZL UNDERSTOOD the value of a great photo’: Theodor Herzl in Basel, 1897.

Trump’s vision turns the Middle East toward peace - opinion

How President Trump’s renewed diplomacy reshaped the Middle East and redefined peace for a new era.

Rodney Glassman

Iran threatens Azerbaijan into cancelling European rabbi conference

The Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Smotrich claims Saudi Arabia denies Israeli tradition and heritage, doubling down on Riyadh row

During Monday's press conference, the finance minister hit out against Saudi Arabia once again, as well as Israelis who he said were "insulted" on the Saudis' behalf.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025

Camel criticism crisis: Smotrich's comments harm Israel, not Saudi Arabia - opinion

The comments are heard in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Washington, and they shape how Israel is perceived by its current and potential partners in building a more stable and prosperous regional order.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting earlier this year. Ultimately, those who belittle Saudi Arabia are, in effect, belittling Israel’s own future in the region, the writer warns.

Abraham Accords to expand soon as Hamas and Hezbollah regroup, Israeli diplomat Ofir Akunis says

Ofir Akunis said that Israel will insist upon the demilitarization of Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas, which are conditions in the second part of the US-brokered Gaza deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ofir Akunis, the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023

Israel will lose US support if it annexes West Bank, US Pres. Donald Trump warns in Time interview

When asked about the possibility of Marwan Barghouti being a top candidate to lead a Palestinian state, Trump said that it is his "question of the day," and that he'll "be making a decision."

US President Donald Trump's TIME Magazine cover on the background of Israeli soldiers operating in the West Bank

PM Benjamin Netanyahu stresses Israel not a US protectorate, JD Vance responds: 'We don't want one'

"We want Israel as an ally," Vance said, "and for the US to have less interest in the Middle East."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Vice President JD Vance in Jerusalem. October 22, 2025.

'It will take patience,' Israel's envoy to Bahrain Eitan Na’eh says on restoring Gulf's trust

The Israeli ambassador to the Gulf shares insights from his recent posting in Bahrain and past postings from Turkey to the UAE—marking both diplomatic advances and the realities of regional conflict.

Ambassador Na'eh at a meeting of the Negev Forum in Sde Boker, Israel, March 2022.