While the Abraham Accords ushered a new openness between Israel the Gulf, this airliner is the conduit allowing for actual people to...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Text and Photos by Matt Churchill Sometimes Israel is described as a land bridge connecting three continents: to the west is the vast...

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...

Text and Photos by Matt Churchill The Great Syrian-African Rift runs like a deep scar through the holy land, cutting its way from...

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...

Unprecedented and historic Hanukkah celebrations began in Dubai on December 10. The celebrations continued into Friday as Shabbat set in....

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...

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,...

Photos and text by MATT CHURCHILL As one drives out of Jerusalem heading northwest, a massive fortress can be seen dominating the...

Text and photos By MATT CHURCHILL To all the major scriptural religions, Jerusalem is considered the gateway to heaven, but my all-time...

December 1 - Israel's first commercial flight with Israir took off for Dubai on a sunny Tuesday. Ynet reported that "the flight's 170...

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...

By MATT CHURCHILL In spite of being such a small country, Israel contains very distinct geographical regions: the Negev desert, the...

Reports indicate that the demand for travel between the UAE and Israel is going to overtake many other tourism routes to Israel. This is...

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...

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...