"For the first time ever, the Jewish communities of Bahrain and Dubai will be participating in the Yellow Candle Project, the global communal effort to remember victims of the Holocaust," umbrella group says.
Foreign Ministry says a team from Bahrain would arrive in Israel in coming weeks to make the necessary arrangements for the Bahraini Embassy.
The ex-adviser says Israel's current policy toward Palestinians not conducive for Saudi Arabia to seek official recognition.
Former Ambassador David Friedman says that when he entered office in the first year of the Trump administration, “the Middle East was due for some unconventional thinking.”
"These deals are complex and take a great deal of time, but any one thing could spark the right opportunity for a deal to actually be announced and quickly consummated, as we have seen," former White House special envoy Jason Greenblatt tells JNS.
Small Jewish community prepares to celebrate the historic exodus from Egypt, just months after Israel and two Gulf states signed peace deal.
At gala event marking the 31st anniversary of the organization, Shalva's musical group teams with Emirati musicians and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra for a trilingual rendition of the Simon and Garfunkel classic "Bridge Over Troubled Waters."
"Establishing relations between Israel and Muslim countries in Africa is a move that will contribute to both sides, both bilaterally and in terms of regional stability," says Intelligence Services Minister Eli Cohen.
Mohamed Al Khaja, former chief of staff to the UAE foreign minister, was due to present his credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the start of a three-day visit.
Agreement will "create a bridge between the countries and enable the development of economic and social ties between private and public figures in both countries," Communications Ministry director-general says.
