Abraham Accords

U.S. President Donald Trump and the late Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait, September 7, 2017 (Official White House Photo/Stephanie K. Chasez)

Expanding the Abraham Accords is a pipe dream. Except, maybe, in Kuwait

Stripped of its institutional buffers, reorienting toward the UAE, and repeatedly targeted by Iran, Kuwait could be next to join the framework.

By Mira Al Hussein June 3, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump poses with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at the Ritz Carlton Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Official White House Photo/Daniel Torok)

Why the Iran war has caught Gulf states in a bind

Facing the consequences of U.S. military dependence, the GCC is still reluctant to criticize Washington — but public anger will not be easily contained.

By Hind Al Ansari March 12, 2026

A billboard reads "A time for war, a time for settlement. Now is the time for the "Abrahamic Covenant," with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed standing next to U.S President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, June 27, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)

In widening Saudi-UAE rift, Israel is at the heart of a narrative war

Saudi accusations that Abu Dhabi acts as Israel’s proxy have ignited a media firestorm. But similar anti-Israel sentiments circulate within the UAE itself.

By Mira Al Hussein February 19, 2026

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President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2025. (Daniel Torok/Official White House Photo)

What the UAE hopes to gain from Israel’s growing isolation

Abu Dhabi seeks to present itself to the West as a stable alternative to an increasingly rogue Israel, where defense cooperation and capital can flourish.

By Mira Al Hussein June 25, 2025

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. (U.S. Department of State)

How Gaza’s horrors turned Israeli normalization into a Saudi domestic crisis

Before Oct. 7, the kingdom was meticulously reshaping public opinion to support a peace deal. Gaza upended this strategy — forcing MbS to recalibrate.

By Hind Al Ansari April 24, 2025

A large billboard posted by the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, in support of U.S. President Donald Trump, Feb. 5, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The damage of Trump’s Gaza plan has already been done

The proposal to cleanse Gaza of Palestinians tapped into a deep undercurrent in Israeli society — endangering any chance for a peaceful future in the region.

By Meron Rapoport February 7, 2025

A woman watches the speech of Secretary-general of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah at her home in Mishmar David, September 19, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

What Israelis don’t want to hear about Iran and Hezbollah

For years, Israeli expert Ori Goldberg has tried to challenge commonly-held assumptions about the Islamic Republic and its allies. Will anyone listen?

By Edo Konrad September 20, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the state ceremony marking 50 years since the 1973 war, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, September 26, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The end of the Netanyahu doctrine

The prime minister's claim that Middle East peace was possible without the Palestinians has been shattered by Hamas' incursion, and the ensuing war.

By Meron Rapoport October 9, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Israeli President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Biden’s message to Bibi: Normalization is more important than democracy

At a meeting on the UN sidelines, many anticipated Biden would pressure Netanyahu to halt his anti-democratic agenda. But the U.S. has other priorities.

By Naim Mousa September 27, 2023

The signature agreements between Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water and Israel's national water company, Mekorot, at La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech, November 17, 2022. (Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post)

With Morocco normalization, Israel revives a dangerous Africa policy

Unable to reconcile its public diplomacy with colonialism at home, Israel has returned to courting key African partners through military-intelligence ties.

By Alex White August 17, 2023

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. (Kathryn E. Holm / U.S. Secretary of Defense / CC BY 2.0)

Why Saudi-Israel ‘peace’ will cement a violent future

Far from resolving conflicts, Saudi-Israel normalization will serve as a pillar of a repressive architecture that brings no justice for Palestinians or Arab peoples.

By Dana El Kurd August 8, 2023

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a dinner at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The waning days of the ‘special relationship’

The White House will not cut aid to Israel or stop cooperation overnight, but the day America treats Israel like any other country is nearer than we think.

By Meron Rapoport July 20, 2023

Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia inspects Guard of Honour during Ceremonial Reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, February 20, 2019. (MEAphotogallery / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

What will Saudi-Iran rapprochement mean for the Palestinians?

An accord between Riyadh and Tehran could stymie regional polarization and normalization with Israel. Will Palestinian leaders take advantage of it?

By Omar H. Rahman May 24, 2023