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Rafael and Group 42 to develop commercial AI and 'Big Data technologies'
In a statement on April 19 Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Group 42 (G42), a leading technology company based in Abu Dhabi...
Israel Gulf Report
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Day two of IDEX: Some Israeli booths hosted by locals, subsidiaries
The important defense exhibition IDEX continued for a second day on February 22. Most Israeli companies, of which some 40 had registered,...
Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Report: US could deploy Iron Dome batteries to Gulf
A Haaretz report said on Sunday that "The United States is expected to soon begin deploying Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries, one...
Israel Gulf Report
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Incoming Secretary of State Blinken praises Abraham Accords in Senate hearing
Incoming US Secretary of State Antony Blinken intends to keep the US embassy in Jerusalem and listen to allies, he said during hearings...
Israel Gulf Report
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Experts weigh in on Israel - Gulf relations predictions for 2021
At the Israel Gulf Report we reached out to a group of experts from Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to see what they predict...
Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
Jan 4, 20217 min read
Can the “Abrahamic narrative” grow beyond the Gulf states?
By DAVID M. WEINBERG The speed with which Israeli ties to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have taken off, and the warmth experienced...
Israel Gulf Report
Jan 3, 20214 min read
Eric Mandel: Normalizations Must Be Nurtured and Act as a Model for Other Nations
By ERIC MANDEL During a visit to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and Dubai two years ago, it became clear to me that the people and leadership of the...
Israel Gulf Report
Dec 28, 20204 min read
Read Israel Foreign Minister's speech at Manama Dialogue conference
Israel Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi's speech at the Manama Dialogue conference. Following his meeting with Bahrain's foreign minister...
Israel Gulf Report
Dec 13, 20204 min read
Guzansky on the decades that led to today's Israel-Gulf relations
Dr. Yoel Guzansky is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) specializing in Gulf politics and...
Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
Dec 7, 20206 min read
Manama Dialogue 2020: In wake of peace deal, Israel's participation increases
The Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain began on December 4 and lasts through Sunday, December 6. The IISS Manama Dialogue is a...
Israel Gulf Report
Dec 5, 20202 min read
Joel Rosenberg: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohammed Bin Salman meeting was a message about Iran
Joel C. Rosenberg is a New York Times best-selling author of novels and non-fiction books about the Middle East, with five million copies...
Israel Gulf Report
Nov 29, 20206 min read
US Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz joins Bahrain trip to Israel, as Jordan hosts trilateral meeting
November 18 - Al Arabiya reported that US Middle East envoy, Avi Berkowitz, "will lead a US delegation to Bahrain and Israel this week to...
Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Pompeo trip to region, Bahrain, Israel and UAE meetings are key to his trip
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to the Middle East in mid-November 2020 may be his last major trip to the region. As usual he is...
Israel Gulf Report
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Israel, the UAE and Bahrain will seek to get Hezbollah
Israel, the UAE and Bahrain could work together to encourage European countries to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group, Israel's...
Israel Gulf Report
Nov 17, 20201 min read
What you need to know about the F-35 program today
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN November 6 - Lockheed Martin put out key graphics relating to the F-35 program as it currently stands. This is a...
Seth Frantzman
Nov 6, 20201 min read
Milestones of Israel - Gulf ties
A look back at how Israel ties with the Gulf emerged By SETH J. FRANTZMAN October 2020 was a major turning point in Israel relations with...
Seth Frantzman
Nov 2, 20204 min read
US moves forward with F-35 sales to UAE after Gantz and Esper meetings
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN October 29 - After discussions with Israel in late October the White House reportedly sought to move forward with...
Seth Frantzman
Oct 29, 20202 min read
UAE may seek $10 billion in F-35s
October 29 - According to Defense News on October 29 the Trump administration briefed the US "Congress on its plan to sell the advanced...
Israel Gulf Report
Oct 29, 20201 min read
What is the Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2020
October 22 - US Senators Bob Menendez and Dianne Feinstein introduced the “Secure F-35 Exports Act of 2020” which may have ramifications...
Israel Gulf Report
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Background on Israel-UAE-US F-35 deals
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN August - I made a blog post about the developing ties between Israel and the UAE and the F-35 discussions that...
Seth Frantzman
Aug 29, 20206 min read
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