Israel is intensifying efforts to strengthen ties with Sunni Arab states in the wake of rising regional instability following the nuclear deal with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) on Thursday. The Journal identified several public examples of rapprochement between Israel and Arab states, all made in an effort “to...

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After more than three years of absence, Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel arrived at the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday. Ambassador Hazem Khairat is soon expected to formally present his credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. “It’s something that has been, that is deeply welcomed in Israel and...

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All five of the Hamas terrorists who guarded kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit are now known to be dead. Hamas admitted on Tuesday that Abd al-Rahman al-Mubasar, the last living captor, was killed by a collapsed smuggling tunnel in Gaza on Monday. The others who guarded Shalit were identified as Sami...

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Egypt announced the destruction of some 20 recently discovered smuggling tunnels along its border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The Egyptian military, which shared the news on its official Facebook page, claimed that the tunnels were uncovered and destroyed last month. While no further...

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An American official revealed that the Israeli Air Force trained closely with Jordanian fighter pilots during a multinational military exercise hosted by the United States this past summer, Reuters reported Tuesday. The official’s comments were prompted by Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon confirmation that Israel participated in the “Red Flag”...

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Arab states, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, have asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to restore calm in the West Bank, Avi Issacharoff reported in The Times of Israel today. The Arab governments expressed concern that a full-blown intifada would lead to a loss of control over the Palestinian street and lead...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, saying that successful talks would lead to peace between Israel and more Arab countries. In an interview with the Associated Press Sunday, Sisi said that resolving the Palestinian issue could “change the face of the region and … bring about enormous improvement...

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An Egyptian student who was convicted of having “indecent ideas” for supporting gay rights has released a YouTube video supporting Israel. Sherif Gaber, a former sociology student who went into hiding after being sentenced to a year of hard labor for “contempt for religion” and “dissemination of indecent ideas,” has...

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A recently released propaganda video by Hamas unveils the Islamist terrorist group’s newly rebuilt tunnel infrastructure and showcases its extensive investments in military training and weapons, Ynet reported today. The video shows terrorists brandishing new weapons while practicing combat and ambush techniques against simulated Israeli “targets” at sophisticated training facilities. At one...

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Israel is the land where one can “see a Muslim woman, a gay couple kissing, and a Hassid sharing the same small space,” Haisam Hassanein, an Egyptian-born student, said in his recent commencement speech at Tel Aviv University, which was published in The Jerusalem Post yesterday. Hassanein, who came with his family...

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