Normalization

Libyan leader Haftar's airplane was in Abu Dhabi at same time as Netanyahu's visit - report

Flight-tracking data suggests a plane used by Libyan presidential hopeful Saddam Haftar flew to Abu Dhabi while Netanyahu was in the UAE, raising reports of a possible meeting between the two.

Libya's Saddam Haftar during a meeting with US officials; illustrative.
Tents housing displaced Palestinians are seen among homes destroyed during the recent war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2026.

Trump’s Gaza plan is ready. The real challenge is making it happen - opinion

Demonstrators lift flags of Palestine and placards during a march calling for an end to war in the Gaza Strip and protesting the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, on Mohammed V avenue in Rabat on October 5, 2025; illustrative.

Moroccan anti-Zionist movement calls for nationwide protests against FMs meeting, deepening ties

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.

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


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.

In just two years, Arab world anti-Israel rhetoric nearly doubles

The comprehensive poll, which gauged sentiments across 16 Arab countries, underscores a growing resistance against normalization with Israel in the wake of the Israeli war on Gaza.

  Protesters burn the Israeli flag during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran, Iran, October 18, 2023

Even amid the war with Hamas, Israel isn't alone in the Middle East - opinion

The war has returned this issue to the top of the agenda, and paradoxically, it offers an opportunity for a solution that will strengthen Israel’s position in the Middle East.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia.

Thousands march in Rabat demanding end to Morocco-Israel ties

Protests against the Israel-Hamas War have repeatedly drawn thousands of people in Morocco since the conflict began.

 Protesters carry representations of caskets, at a demonstration calling for an end to Morocco's ties with Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rabat, Morocco December 24, 2023.

US had staged plan for Palestinian statehood prior to October 7

White House downplays Biden’s claim of IDF indiscriminate Gaza bombing.

 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at PA headquarters in Ramallah.

Can climate change save Arab-Israeli normalization efforts? - opinion

Recognizing the mutual economic gains to be made from accelerating cooperation on clean energy and cleaning up fossil fuels could help to spur on Arab-Israeli normalization.

 THE COP28 insignia is on display in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the conference in the UAE, which gets underway at the end of this month.

Saudi Arabia still open to Israeli normalization deal, White House says

Efforts to reach a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia had reportedly been put on ice.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets with Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud in Washington, DC, US. October 30, 2023.

Saudi Arabia cautions US, Israel against destructive war in Gaza

Despite these concerns, American and Saudi officials seem to still believe a normalization agreement can be worked out, with many of the shared interests that pushed them together still there.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022.