Normalization

Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria leading options for Abraham Accords expansion, CSA report assesses

CSA released its “Abraham Accords Expansion Opportunities: Middle East Analysis” report on October 8, assessing nine Muslim-majority countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords.
Libya's Saddam Haftar during a meeting with US officials; illustrative.

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

If the election produces a new government and Netanyahu becomes leader of the opposition, there will be an immediate opportunity to move.

|ByGERSHON BASKIN
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

Additionally, the Moroccan Front for Support of Palestine and Against Normalization posted a flyer calling for stopping normalization and "no to the Zionist embassy in Morocco."

|ByJAMES GENN

Libya’s actual crisis is its political chaos - opinion

Every country has its unique considerations when it comes to deciding whether to normalize relations with Israel. It has the legitimate right to define its stance, and political direction.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023BySALEM ALKETBI
Then-Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush speaks at the conclusion of the Libya Stabilization Conference, in Tripoli, in 2021.

UAE political analyst: How to achieve Saudi-Israel peace - opinion

Peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel hinges upon intricate strategic calculations by Saudi authorities.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023BySALEM ALKETBI
Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman attends the 18th consultative meeting of the leaders of the GCC & the Gulf summit with the central Asian countries C5, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 19, 2023.

Bahrain touts 2 states at 67 lines, as Israel opens embassy in Manama

Cohen said that he and his Bahrain counterpart agreed that they “should work together to increase the number of direct flights, the tourism, the trade volume, the investments.” 

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israel's then-foreign minister Eli Cohen and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani officially inaugurate the Israeli Embassy in Manama, Bahrain, September 4, 2023.

Israel's foreign policy score plummets amid diplomatic blunders

"These findings make it possible to describe the 37th Knesset as a 'political minority government.'"

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (not pictured) speak to reporters as part of Israel's efforts "to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons" in Berlin, Germany, February 28, 2023.

Netanyahu chastises Cohen over Libya, as FM lands in Bahrain

Cohen went public last week about his meeting in Rome on August 26th with his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen sits next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in July.

As Iran-Saudi ties stay shaky, Israel should expand Abraham Accords - opinion

Amid the unstable Iran-Saudi alliance, Israel has an opportunity to continue expanding the Abraham Accords and sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia. 

AUGUST 31, 2023ByHUSSAIN EHSANI
IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (right) and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, leave a news conference in Tehran, in June. The venue had to be changed due to a photo of Qassem Soleimani.

No territorial concessions to Palestinians for Saudi deal, Smotrich says

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vowed to not make any West Bank territorial concessions in exchange for ties with Saudi Arabia, instead vowing to strengthen settlements in the region.

AUGUST 28, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen addressing the Knesset, on August 16, 2023.

Libyan foreign minister fired after meeting with Israel, fleeing country

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was initially suspended and referred for investigation after meeting with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF, REUTERS
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush (left) and Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen

White House's Sullivan: Long way to Israel-Saudi peace

Sullivan's remarks come as the Biden administration has been negotiating with Saudi Arabia to limit Chinese influence in the Middle East.

AUGUST 22, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
WHITE HOUSE National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the media in Washington. The US believes that creating a bridge between Saudi Arabia and Israel is important for American national security.

Israel opposes Saudi uranium enrichment - Prime Minister's Office

Yair Lapid warned that letting Saudi Arabia enrich uranium in exchange for normalization with Israel would endanger the security of the Jewish state.

AUGUST 20, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman