High-level Mideast conferences to connect Israelis, six Arab nations to advance normalization
Diplomats take part in the Negev Forum’s first Steering Committee meeting in the town of in Zallaq, south of the Bahraini capital of Manama on June 27, 2022. – Diplomats from the United States, Israel and four Arab countries will convene in Bahrain today, Israeli officials said, three months after they vowed to boost cooperation at a landmark meeting in Israel. In March, they met for the first time on Israeli soil in the Sde Boker kibbutz in the Negev desert, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joining his counterparts. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images)
Jewish Insider: More than two years after the signing of the Abraham Accords, collaboration between Israel and its new Arab partners has flourished. A new series of high-level conferences that will convene government officials, NGOs and private sector leaders in the “N7” — Israel and the Arab nations with which it has normalized ties — intends to formalize that cooperation and lay the groundwork for enhanced regional partnerships, Jewish Insider has learned. Read more…