Politics

According to Al-Monitor, at least three meetings have been held between the sides, after a decade of frosty relations.

Elections for the 24th Knesset in 2021 moved a step closer today with the Knesset passing the first reading of the dissolution bill by 61 votes to 54.

"The Wall Street Journal" reports that, if it goes ahead, the Blue Raman cable will connect India with Europe.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his second conversation with Bahrain Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew secretly to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Former judge Amnon Straschnov will head a government committee of inquiry. Likud has called the move 'defiance.

"Globes" charts how and why Sudan has evolved from one of Israel's most implacable enemies to a new found friend.

Many have yet to realize the full significance of the normalization deals, which go well beyond their vast economic signficance.

UAE Minister of Economy Abdulla bin Touq al Marri waxes enthusiastic about the possibilities that the peace agreement with Israel opens up.

The pacts with the UAE and Bahrain are great achievements, but Hamas and Trump himself reminded us of what's really at stake.

In some ways, Bahrain holds greater potential than the UAE for Israeli business, but the great prize is the connection to its powerful neighbor.

A senior UAE government official and Israeli businesspeople discuss the immense possibilities opened up by normalization.

The "Abraham Accord", with more such agreements apparently on the way, is a painful lesson, says Tal Schneider.

A reformed economy in the UAE, and Arab demand for new  technologies, mean huge opportunities for Israeli exports.

In opposition, Naftali Bennett has gained popularity with policies to combat the virus, and is unscathed from his role in the government, which opened the economy.

Two former Finance Ministry directors present opposing views of the economic aspect of imposing Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank.

The new Chinese-operated port is meant to be a game changer for the Israeli economy. Why is no-one here talking about it?

Israel's 35th government looks as though it could fall apart at any moment.

The pandemic reminds liberals of the difference between limited government and incompetent government, but it should reinforce belief in the superiority of liberal democracy, argues Dr. Tom G. Palmer.