The criticism from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was conveyed to Washington, which is now trying to persuade them that its move toward Qatar does not come at their expense. Israel Hayom has learned that during Kushner and Witkoff’s visit, messages from Israel were delivered to the Gulf states.
Israel Hayom has learned that as part of the terrorist organization’s efforts to suppress rival clans, Hamas has taken some of its political opponents underground.
A major Israeli-Saudi rapprochement, albeit stopping short of Riyadh officially joining the Abraham Accords, to happen within a year, source says, despite Iranian efforts to derail move. Direct contacts occurred in 2023 between Saudi Arabia and Israel, including between Netanyahu and bin Salman.
The talks are considered highly significant not only regarding the implementation of the Trump plan, but also because this marks Netanyahu’s first working meeting with a prominent Republican presidential contender in the post-Trump era.
Only two years have passed since the massacre, and once again, voices raised in favor of a “Palestinian state.” True, they remain on the fringes, but the erosion of memory is a well-known phenomenon. We are an optimistic people, sometimes to the point of recklessness. Escaping the regions of the Bible is an escape from what they represent in our collective identity.
