Normalization

Gulf leaders call defense meeting in Doha after Israeli strike

Sisi, speaking at an emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar, said Israel's actions "add obstacles to chances for any new peace agreements and even abort existing ones."

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Emir Of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ahead of an emergency Arab-Islamic leaders' summit convened to discuss the September 9 Israeli attack on Hamas on Qatari territory, in Doha, Qatar, September 15, 2025.
 Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to the violence, July 16 2025

Security must come first in order for the North to prosper - opinion

MK BOAZ BISMUTH, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, presides over a committee meeting earlier this month. Bismuth and his ilk are doing a disservice to Israel and promoting a strategy that is anti-Zionist, the writer argues.

Normalization will secure Israel’s sovereignty - opinion

An illustration of Chinese, South Korean flags, diplomats shaking hands.

South Korea tells China it wants to normalize ties, Yonhap reports


Trump: Important that Middle Eastern countries join Abraham Accords

"Now that the nuclear arsenal being 'created' by Iran has been totally OBLITERATED, it is very important to me that all Middle Eastern Countries join the Abraham Accords," Trump wrote.

US President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 6, 2025.

Mideast security expert: Are the Abraham Accords still a win-win? - interview

"If we look deeper, we must ask: Are these truly agreements that benefit both sides, or is Israel facing the danger that what it gives is not always reciprocated?”

 Washington DC, USA - September 15, 2020: Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend the Abraham Accords ceremony in The White House.

Israeli-Syrian security arrangement: A new model of normalization? - opinion

A renewed security agreement between Israel and Syria could lead to a new kind of normalization.

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman is flanked by US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, in May. A realistic analysis suggests that full normalization with Israel could harm Sharaa’s legitimacy, says the writer.

Normalizing ties with Syria must not be a blank check - opinion

Normalization should reshape Syria in order to create peace in the region.

 SYRIAN PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa (left) meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi last week. Normalization must reshape Syria, not crown a jihadist as a statesman, says the writer.

Syrian activist to TML: Visit to Israel, Knesset was 'unprecedented moment for peace'

Syrian political figure Shadi Martini described his Knesset address as a 'once-in-a-century opportunity' and confirmed holding recent talks with Syria’s new president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

 Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) watch the view of Damascus on Mount Qasioun following their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

Netanyahu, Sharaa, plan to meet in Washington in September - report

Such a meeting would be a major step towards a normalization agreement between Israel and Syria.

 (L-R) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the backdrop of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Saudi Arabia's current priority is reaching permanent Gaza ceasefire, foreign minister says

Saudi's Foreign Minister also highlighted the need to return to diplomatic negotiations when it comes to Iran's nuclear program.

 Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud seen in Tehran, Iran, June 17, 2023

Syria likely to join Abraham Accords, White House spox. says

"When the president [Trump] met with the new president of Syria [Ahmed al-Sharaa] that was one of the requests that [Trump] made; for Syria to sign on to the Abraham Accords," Leavitt said.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seen with the background of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Witkoff: We will have big announcements on countries coming into the Abraham Accords

"One of the President's key objectives is that the Abraham Accords be expanded," Witkoff told CNBC.

 US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, May 28, 2025

Peace with the entire Middle East is on the table now - opinion

US President Donald Trump’s efforts in the Middle East may be creating the conditions Israel needs to achieve peace.

THE PEACE deal of US President Donald Trump is a game-changer.

Are the ‘Aram Naharaim Accords’ with Syria on their way? - analysis

Al-Sharaa's implied openness to the Abraham Accords must be met with a clear demand for educational reform, disavowal of jihadism.

 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seen with the background of Syrian and Israeli flags (illustrative)