April 16, 2021

Palestinian elections could jeopardize Fatah’s rule in the territories

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas seen during a tour in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 15, 2020. Photo by Flash90 by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — Should Palestinian elections go ahead in the territories, Fatah’s rule in the West […]
April 6, 2021

Jordanian instability is bad news for Israel

Portraits of the late King Hussein of Jordan (left) and his son, King Abdullah. Credit: amnat30/Shutterstock. by Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) — The arrest last weekend of nearly 20 people, including former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, by Jordanian authorities […]
April 6, 2021

Strained U.S.-Saudi ties pulling Gulf kingdom closer to Israel

by Yaakov Lappin (JNS) — American-Saudi ties have been growing increasingly strained in recent months — a development that will likely see the Sunni power draw even closer to Jerusalem, Israeli observers have told JNS. Professor Eyal Zisser, vice rector […]
March 17, 2021

Israel tries to stay on sidelines as Saudis, Jordan battle for Muslim sites in Jerusalem

by Nadav Shragai (JNS) — Two events of religious and historical significance that very nearly took place last week point to a deeper layer in Jordan and Saudi Arabia’s struggle for guardianship of Islamic holy places on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. […]
December 20, 2020

Major change: Saudis removing antisemitism, anti-Zionist content from school textbooks

Textbooks. Credit: Abhi Sharma via Wikimedia Commons. by Shahar Klaiman (JNS/Israel Hayom) — Saudi authorities have been removing anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist content from the country’s textbooks for the coming school year, a report by the Jerusalem-based Institute for Monitoring Peace […]
November 28, 2020

UAE and Israel: A partnership that can help the world

by Sabah al-Binali (JNS) — News of the Abraham Accords normalizing diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has been greeted with enthusiasm across Emirati society. The positive attitude is being led from the top. One striking example […]
October 16, 2020

Could Israel’s first negotiations with Lebanon lead to normalization on the Northern border?

The Tel Aviv municipality on Rabin Square is lit up with the Lebanese flag on Aug. 5, in solidarity with the civilians killed in multiple explosions in Beirut the day before, on Aug. 5, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90. by […]