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UAE

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a news conference in Brussels, April 14, 2021. (Photo/Johanna Geron-Pool-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Blinken expects more countries to join Abraham Accords this year

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 15, 2021

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he anticipates more normalization agreements for Israel in the next year. Blinken spoke Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C., at the Israeli Embassy’s virtual celebration […]

Elli Kriel, a sociologist by training, has succeeded as a chef by fusing traditional Jewish and Emirati recipes. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Kriel)
Posted inUncategorized

With fusion Emirati-Jewish dishes, a kosher chef blossoms in Dubai

by Asma Ali Zain and JTA February 15, 2021
Sudan's Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks in the capital Khartoum, Sept. 26, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Ashraf Shazly-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Sudan quietly joins Israel’s treaty with Arab states

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA January 7, 2021
David Makovsky (left) and Ghaith Al-Omari spoke Dec. 16 at the Z3 conference.
Posted inBay Area

A new, less combative Middle East is analyzed at Z3

by Dan Pine December 17, 2020December 18, 2020
Israelis celebrate Hanukkah at a hotel in Dubai, Dec. 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim Sahib-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Over 50,000 Israelis have already visited the UAE since peace deal signing

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 17, 2020
An El Al plane flying the flags of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, and bearing the word "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew, arrives at the Abu Dhabi airport from Tel Aviv, Aug. 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Karim Sahib-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Kosher hotels and authoritarianism: Israelis see attraction in easy UAE travel, but some have concerns

by Sam Sokol and JTA November 24, 2020November 24, 2020
The signing ceremony for the agreements on normalization of relations reached by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-The White House-Andrea Hanks-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Trump accomplished a lot for Israel. Can Biden do the same?

Binyamin Rose by Binyamin Rose and JTA November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
The Sarna family in the United Arab Emirates with Mohamed al Mubarak, chair of the Abu Dhabi department of culture and tourism. (Photo/Courtesy Michelle Waldman Sarna)
Posted inOpinion

What I’ve learned about UAE culture as the chief rabbi’s wife

Michelle Waldman Sarna by Michelle Waldman Sarna October 26, 2020
Thousands demonstrate in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square against a plan to annex parts of the West Bank on June 6, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Nir Keidar-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel’s new sham ‘peace agreement’ ignores the real issues

Zehava Galon by Zehava Galon September 23, 2020
A boat crosses a sound in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo/Andia-Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel’s peace deals with UAE and Bahrain shape a new Middle East

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman September 23, 2020

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