Normalization

'I am pro-Abraham': Meet the unlikely allies risking everything for peace with Israel

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Abrahamic Movement members tell the ‘Post’ about pursuing peace and normalization with Israel, despite personal risks and challenges to long-standing taboos.

TOM WEGNER addresses an Abrahamic Movement gathering. While he can advocate openly for his vision of a shared regional identity, some of the movement’s members live in countries where contact or normalization with Israel can carry severe legal and personal consequences.
VOTING AGAINST a UN Security Council draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, at New York City headquarters, Sept. 2025.

Trump envoy: Lebanon wanted peace. Israel was slow to see the opening - interview

Debris is strewn across the jetty in the Port of Mokha the day after an attack by the Houthis on the city of Mokha, held by Yemen's internationally recognised, Aden-based government on August 10, 2026.

Hezbollah attempts to resupply operatives trapped underground, Iran continues executing protesters

The IDF strikes targets in Gaza's Khan Yunis, August 15, 2026.

Three soldiers wounded in Hezbollah attack, no injuries reported after IDF tank hits bomb in Gaza


Normalization with Saudi Arabia is a golden opportunity for Israel

Despite the Israel-Hamas war, efforts for Israel-Saudi normalization persist, driven by unchanged U.S. and Saudi motives.

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the "GCC+3" (Gulf Cooperation Council) meeting at a hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 16, 2022.

Bilateral normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia can offer something bigger - opinion

The Saudi proposal opens up the path to recognition of Israel by other states in the Middle East and in the Muslim world. 

 IDF CHIEF of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi visits the North. His talks in Bahrain with Saudi, Bahraini, Emirati, Egyptian, and Jordanian chiefs of staff earlier this month, under the umbrella of the US Central Command, may attest to possibilities for a new security structure, says the writer.

Israel-Saudi normalization on the table as part of new US defense treaty - WSJ

As a preliminary component of the deal, Israel would have to agree to a complete ceasefire and Palestinian statehood.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, in March. Israeli decisions will shape the US regional defense alliance, and impact the weakening of Iran and global economic stability, says the writer.

Normalization with Saudi Arabia is more than just politics - opinion

Netanyahu must make tough decisions and take appropriate steps for the diplomatic and security development of Israel, the Middle East, and potentially the whole Western world.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, in March. Israeli decisions will shape the US regional defense alliance, and impact the weakening of Iran and global economic stability, says the writer.

Israel apologizes to Morocco after televised Netanyahu map debacle

“Unfortunately, this correction was not made on an old map that was presented to the prime minister moments before the start of an interview on French television," the PMO said.

 Netanyahu presents a map in which Western Sahara appears to be separated from Morocco, in an interview with the French news outlet LCI. May 30, 2024.

Israel-Egypt ties in the spotlight: Regional media smells blood - analysis

If Egypt begins to turn on Israel due to the Rafah operation, it could have widespread effects.

 An Egyptian soldier stands near the Egyptian national flag and the Israeli flag at the Taba crossing between Egypt and Israel, about 430 km (256 miles) northeast of Cairo, October 26, 2011

Rafah and Riyadh: Defeating Hamas is essential for normalization - analysis

Saudi Arabia may not publicly want Israel in Rafah, but Riyadh has been watching the war closely since October 7.

 AN ISRAELI M109 howitzer fires artillery shells.

Delegation from the Arab world visits Israel in tolerance trip

As part of the program, participants will also visit Poland where they will tour the Auschwitz concentration camp and participate in the March of the Living.

 A delegation of Arab influencers from Sharaka gather at March of the Living in Poland in April.

Indonesia to normalize ties with Israel amid OECD membership bid

Normalization between the two countries had been planned but untimely sidelined after the breakout of the ongoing war.

 Indonesian Muslims attend mass prayers at Baiturrahman mosque during Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, April 10, 2024.

Editor's Notes: Israel must not ignore Qatar - our only hope?

Qatar has an outstretched hand to create dialogue – let’s take it.

 QATARI AMBASSADOR to Germany H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al Thani is interviewed by ‘Jerusalem Post’ Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein in Berlin on Wednesday.