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Interview with flydubai as it celebrates new route to Israel
While the Abraham Accords ushered a new openness between Israel the Gulf, this airliner is the conduit allowing for actual people to...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
Israel to open temporary embassy in UAE
Israel said on Sunday, January 24, 2021 that it would open a temporary embassy in Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. "The Israeli embassy in Abu...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
Israelis will have to wait until July for visa-free travel to the UAE
After around 66,000 Israelis flew to Dubai in November and December, the plans for visa-free travel appear to be on hold until July....
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Israel Gulf Report
- Jan 9, 2021
- 8 min
The Jewel in Jerusalem's Crown is Her Diversity
Text and Photos by Matt Churchill We often hear about the divided nature of Jerusalem because of conflict. There's the East side of the...
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Jan 4, 2021
- 7 min
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...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
Armageddon and The Aftermath of Archeology
Text and Photos by Matt Churchill Sometimes Israel is described as a land bridge connecting three continents: to the west is the vast...
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Dec 24, 2020
- 5 min
Christmas at Herodium
Text and Photos by Matt Churchill Herod the Great spent his last days at pleasure palaces he had built in Jericho, taking trips to the...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 22, 2020
- 4 min
Masada and The Dead Sea
Text and Photos by Matt Churchill The Great Syrian-African Rift runs like a deep scar through the holy land, cutting its way from...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min
A Day in the Desert: Marvels of the Judean Wilderness
Photos and Text By MATT CHURCHILL The perfect day trip from Jerusalem is made to the east - in the Judean wilderness heading down to the...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Unprecedented, historic Hanukkah celebrations in Dubai bookend week of important meetings, events
Unprecedented and historic Hanukkah celebrations began in Dubai on December 10. The celebrations continued into Friday as Shabbat set in....
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
A trip to Dubai: What's it like to fly to Dubai from Tel Aviv, where should you stay and see
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I recently went to Dubai and spent several days learning about the country in the wake of the Abraham Accords. The...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 4 min
At the Crossroads: Gezer, Latrun & Emmaus
Text and photos by MATT CHURCHILL The oldest military campaign ever recorded is that of Thutmose III on the wall of the temple in Karnak,...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 11, 2020
- 4 min
What Does Nebi Samuel Have To Do With Hanukkah?
Photos and text by MATT CHURCHILL As one drives out of Jerusalem heading northwest, a massive fortress can be seen dominating the...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
Jerusalem Sunrise Cycling
Text and photos By MATT CHURCHILL To all the major scriptural religions, Jerusalem is considered the gateway to heaven, but my all-time...
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
First Israir flight to Dubai from Israel
December 1 - Israel's first commercial flight with Israir took off for Dubai on a sunny Tuesday. Ynet reported that "the flight's 170...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 28, 2020
- 5 min
First kosher cuisine in Manama: How the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain decided to offer kosher options
In the wake of the Abraham Accords and the news that the Ritz Carlton, Bahrain had decided to offer kosher food, the Israel Gulf Report...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 28, 2020
- 3 min
What to see? Ashkelon and the Mediterranean coast of Israel
By MATT CHURCHILL In spite of being such a small country, Israel contains very distinct geographical regions: the Negev desert, the...
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Middle East Center for Reporting an Analysis
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Massive demand for UAE-Israel travel
Reports indicate that the demand for travel between the UAE and Israel is going to overtake many other tourism routes to Israel. This is...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Code share for Etihad and El Al flights
November 19 - El Al and the UAE's Etihad Airways signed a code-share as part of a virtual agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding...
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Israel Gulf Report
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Travel Israel: A trip to Tel es-Safi and the 'Tuscany of Israel'
As flights begin from the Gulf to Israel a plethora of things to do awaits travelers going in both directions and those coming to the...
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