EXCLUSIVE: Trump was ‘Very Close’ To Getting Saudis to Normalize Ties with Israel: Guy Taylor, The Washington Times, Nov. 7, 2021 — The Trump administration was “very close” to getting Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords last year, according to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who says the Biden administration has squandered the momentum to expand the historic normalization agreements between leading Gulf Arab powers and Israel.
The Abraham Accords at One Year: Achievements, Challenges, and Recommendations for Israel: Yoel Guzansky and Sarah J. Feiner, INSS, Nov. 1, 2021
Morocco and Israel are Friendlier Than Ever Thanks to the Abraham Accords. But What Does This Mean for The Rest of North Africa?: Karim Mezran and Alissa Pavis, Atlantic Council, Oct. 7, 2021
Sudan’s Future is Entangled in their Connection with Israel – Opinion; Neville Teller, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 16, 2021
Wary but Intrigued, Saudi Arabia is Still Weighing Potential Ties to Israel: Hussein Ibish, The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, Sept. 20, 2021
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It’s Been One Year Since the Abraham Accords. Gulf-Israel Ties Are Still Far from Normal.: Jonathan H. Ferziger, Atlantic Council, Aug. 13, 2021 — One year after former President Donald Trump coaxed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel to normalize relations, ties between the two countries and other signatories to the Abraham Accords—Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan—have a distance to go before they can be considered an enduring success.
UAE, Israel to Develop Unmanned Military, Commercial Vessels: AlJazeera, Nov. 18, 2021 — Emirati and Israeli state-owned weapons makers have signed a strategic agreement in Dubai to jointly design unmanned vessels capable of carrying out anti-submarine warfare.
Israel, UAE, Bahrain, US Hold Major Red Sea Drill ‘to Counter Iran’s Aggression’: Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel, Nov. 11, 2021 — The navies of Israel, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain launched a joint exercise in the Red Sea this week, in response to their shared adversary Iran’s presence and aggression in the waters of the Middle East, a senior Israeli naval official said.
Sudan Coup Brought it Closer to Israel: Rami Dabbas, Israel Today, Nov. 8, 2021 — Major-General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has become Israel’s unexpected hope and nearly cut out the middleman of the United States in advancing normalization between Sudan and the Jewish state.
