Normalization

Moroccan anti-Zionist movement calls for nationwide protests against FMs meeting, deepening ties

Additionally, the Moroccan Front for Support of Palestine and Against Normalization posted a flyer calling for stopping normalization and "no to the Zionist embassy in Morocco."

|ByJAMES GENN
Demonstrators lift flags of Palestine and placards during a march calling for an end to war in the Gaza Strip and protesting the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, on Mohammed V avenue in Rabat on October 5, 2025; illustrative.
TOM WEGNER addresses an Abrahamic Movement gathering. While he can advocate openly for his vision of a shared regional identity, some of the movement’s members live in countries where contact or normalization with Israel can carry severe legal and personal consequences.

'I am pro-Abraham': Meet the unlikely allies risking everything for peace with Israel

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Abrahamic Movement members tell the ‘Post’ about pursuing peace and normalization with Israel, despite personal risks and challenges to long-standing taboos.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
VOTING AGAINST a UN Security Council draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, at New York City headquarters, Sept. 2025.

Trump envoy: Lebanon wanted peace. Israel was slow to see the opening - interview

Then comes the inevitable American analogy. “This is not a football game,” senior diplomat Morgan Ortagus says, explaining why she cannot predict when the negotiations will produce a final agreement.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
Debris is strewn across the jetty in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's internationally recognised, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026.

Hezbollah attempts to resupply operatives trapped underground, Iran continues executing protesters

Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss BoP deal • IDF reportedly diverts forces to West Bank to combat settler extremism • IDF strikes Hezbollah command center

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel's foreign policy score plummets amid diplomatic blunders

"These findings make it possible to describe the 37th Knesset as a 'political minority government.'"

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (not pictured) speak to reporters as part of Israel's efforts "to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons" in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2023.

Netanyahu chastises Cohen over Libya, as FM lands in Bahrain

Cohen went public last week about his meeting in Rome on August 26th with his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen sits next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in July.

As Iran-Saudi ties stay shaky, Israel should expand Abraham Accords - opinion

Amid the unstable Iran-Saudi alliance, Israel has an opportunity to continue expanding the Abraham Accords and sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia. 

AUGUST 31, 2023ByHUSSAIN EHSANI
IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (right) and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, leave a news conference in Tehran, in June. The venue had to be changed due to a photo of Qassem Soleimani.

No territorial concessions to Palestinians for Saudi deal, Smotrich says

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed to not make any West Bank territorial concessions in exchange for ties with Saudi Arabia, instead vowing to strengthen settlements in the region.

AUGUST 28, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen addressing the Knesset, on August 16, 2023.

Libyan foreign minister fired after meeting with Israel, fleeing country

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was initially suspended and referred for investigation after meeting with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush (left) and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

White House's Sullivan: Long way to Israel-Saudi peace

Sullivan's remarks come as the Biden administration has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia to limit Chinese influence in the Middle East.

AUGUST 22, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
WHITE HOUSE National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the media in Washington. The US believes that creating a bridge between Saudi Arabia and Israel is important for American national security.

Israel opposes Saudi uranium enrichment - Prime Minister's Office

Yair Lapid warned that letting Saudi Arabia enrich uranium in exchange for normalization with Israel would endanger the security of the Jewish state.

AUGUST 20, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Voices from the Arab press: Isn’t it time for real peace?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

AUGUST 19, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
SAUDI ARABIA’S Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last month.

Israel-Saudi normalization is Biden's diplomatic 'Hail Mary' - opinion

The Saudi-Israel track has the potential for far-reaching regional change. In reality, it is a multilateral package that would impose major demands on all sides but also provide major benefits.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByCHUCK FREILICH
US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken walks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a visit to Riyadh, in June.

Netanyahu fails to understand the Saudi, Islamic mindset for diplomacy - opinion

Numerous Israeli commentators assume that because both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are Arab Gulf autocracies, the Saudi monarchy will follow the UAE’s path. This is wrong.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByRAFAEL CASTRO
SAUDI CROWN Prince Mohammed bin Salman would face considerable repercussions for recognition of Israel, says the writer.