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Israel to Saudi direct flights for Hajj pushed back to next year

The Israeli government said last month they were working on a potential flights deal

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Israeli El Al airline aircrafts are pictured on the tarmac at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on June 7, 2023. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday on a trip to strengthen strained ties with the long-time ally as the oil-rich kingdom forges closer (Photo by Amer HILABI / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AMER HILABI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

American officials pessimistic that Israel-Saudi deal will be struck

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Passengers, wearing protective masks due to COVID-19, prepare to board a train at a railway station in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on June 22, 2020 as the country resumes train services following three months of closure. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

New train route proposed to link Israel with Saudi Arabia

By Etgar Lefkovits

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Israeli El Al airline aircrafts are pictured on the tarmac at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Direct flights between Israel and Saudi Arabia could start 'within weeks'

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US President Joe Biden (L) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden pressing for Israel-Saudi deal before end of the year

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Saudi Arabia's first ever female jockey called for Tel Aviv to 'burn'

Saudi Arabia's first ever female jockey called for Tel Aviv to 'burn'

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HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 04: Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the G20 Summit on September 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Dominic Green

By Dominic Green

As Saudi turns to China, is the age of the petrodollar over?

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Jews plant date palms in Medina for first time in 1400 years

British philanthropist Rick Sopher leads interfaith delegation on historic visit

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

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March 27, 2023 11:45

Jews plant date palms in Medina for first time in 1400 years

Diaspora Jews urged to invest in Abraham Accord countries

They have a 'duty' to invest in countries who signed agreement, says philanthropist Bobby Rechnitz

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March 23, 2023 11:04

Diaspora Jews urged to invest in Abraham Accord countries

David Patrikarakos

By David Patrikarakos

What does the Saudi-Iran deal mean for Israel?

Don’t panic, Riyadh and Tehran are not forming an alliance. The real danger is China

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March 23, 2023 10:23

A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023. - Riyadh and Tehran announced on March 10 that after seven years of severed ties they would reopen embassies and missions within two months and implement security and economic cooperation agreements signed more than 20 years ago. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia blocks Israeli delegation from attending UN awards ceremony

Circassians from Kfar Kama were denied entry visas into the Gulf kingdom to attend an event honouring their lower Galilee village

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March 13, 2023 16:28

Saudi Arabia blocks Israeli delegation from attending UN awards ceremony

Iran and Saudi Arabia sign landmark deal to resume ties

Critics of Israel's government have condemned Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to broker a regional anti-Tehran coalition

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March 10, 2023 15:24

Iran and Saudi Arabia flag together realtions textile cloth fabric texture

Saudi Arabia seeks US security assurances in exchange for Israel ties

A Wall Street Journal report also notes Riyadh wants Washington to help build out its civilian nuclear program; both demands are viewed as 'daunting obstacles' in political circles

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March 10, 2023 10:51

Saudi Arabia seeks US security assurances in exchange for Israel ties

Anshel Pfeffer

By Anshel Pfeffer

Could Crown Prince MBS hold the key to Israeli democracy?

Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest mission for his new government is to make peace with the Saudis

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January 12, 2023 12:39

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 15, 2022. (Photo by Mast IRHAM / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAST IRHAM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel and Saudi Arabia deal expected 'within a year' says top Israeli diplomat

Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to make a state visit to Riyadh, says former UN permanent representative

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December 8, 2022 14:21

Israel and Saudi Arabia deal expected 'within a year' says top Israeli diplomat

Ian Austin

Do some murders matter more than others?

Saudi state brutality provokes outrage, but Palestinian state brutality is met with silence

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September 13, 2022 09:27

Do some murders matter more than others?

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