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The Cooperation Between Israel and the Gulf is Exploding

Oct 27, 2020
2 min

The Cooperation Between Israel and the Gulf is Exploding

So much has been happening when it comes to the developing of civil ties and cooperative efforts between Israel and the Persian Gulf that it is hard to keep track. The excitement in both societies is palpable. Fortunately, I am here, as your tour guide of Israel, to let you know about all the incredible things that are already underway... 1) A deal has been signed between Israeli and UAE film schools. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-uae-film-deal-aims-to-promote-tolerance

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Yes, Yes, Yes. Sudan is [Finally] Making Peace with Israel

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Oct 25, 2020
2 min

Yes, Yes, Yes. Sudan is [Finally] Making Peace with Israel

Another huge diplomatic bombshell dropped just before Shabbat. Sudan, known to Israelis as the home of the famous "No, No, No" Arab League conference after the Six-Day War, is set to make peace with Israel. That conference clearly stated - "no negotiations with Israel, no recognition of Israel and no peace with Israel." And now, in this upside down year of 2020, it has all been turned on its head. Unlike the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Sudan is a poor and war-torn co

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Webinars This Week on Israeli Negotiations with Lebanon and UAE/Bahrain

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Oct 19, 2020
2 min

Webinars This Week on Israeli Negotiations with Lebanon and UAE/Bahrain

The Alma Center is a fantastic research and educational center in the north of Israel which deals mainly with geopolitical and societal issues affecting the north of the country. On Monday at 12:30PM Eastern Time (7:30PM Israel Time) they will be hosting a webinar on the current negotiations between Israel and Lebanon over their maritime border. Colonel Miri Eisen will be leading the webinar (along with Brigadier General Ram Yavne); as a tour guide of Israel, I can absolute

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Israeli Peace Deals with Lebanon, Jordan, UAE and Hamas?

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Oct 12, 2020
2 min

Israeli Peace Deals with Lebanon, Jordan, UAE and Hamas?

With all the talk going on about Israel and Lebanon sitting down to figure out their maritime border this week - and the Israeli cabinet actually signing off on the UAE-Israel peace deal today (the Israel-Bahrain one actually has not been written yet), lost in the shuffle were two other diplomatic breakthroughs that occurred at the end of last week. Here's an update from your tour guide of Israel... Israel and Jordan signed an aviation agreement which allows for flights flyin

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Israel - UAE - Bahrain People-to-People Ties are Taking Off

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Sep 29, 2020
2 min

Israel - UAE - Bahrain People-to-People Ties are Taking Off

It is absolutely amazing to see what is happening in the Middle East. After decades of conspiracy theories, misinformation and propaganda, the Arabs of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are clawing at the chance to get to know who Israelis really are. And Israelis, after years of cold peace with Egypt and Jordan - treaties signed with governments which have meant no more than the absence of war and some security and a few business ties - are jumping at the bit to create

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The 12 Must-Read Articles on the Middle East From Last Week

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Sep 21, 2020
2 min

The 12 Must-Read Articles on the Middle East From Last Week

With everyone focused last week - and rightfully so - on the peace agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, a ton of news and analysis slipped under the radar. That's where your trusty tour guide of Israel comes in to catch you up on all the news you missed. Here's what I was reading this past week: The 3 most important pieces of analysis about the deal, how it happened and the fallout: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/israel-uae-bahrain-deal-critici

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Recap of Yesterday's Peace Accord Signing in Photos/Videos

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Sep 16, 2020
3 min

Recap of Yesterday's Peace Accord Signing in Photos/Videos

Yesterday was a truly momentous occasion. Two Gulf Arab States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, signed peace agreements with Israel. Notably, compared to Israel's peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the two sides in this case have never actually fought, and as such, there is tons of excitement on both sides about future cooperation [whereas the treaties with Egypt and Jordan have created a "cold peace"]. As someone who has studied the Middle East for the past 26 ye

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What are Israel's Top Architectural Wonders?

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Sep 14, 2020
3 min

What are Israel's Top Architectural Wonders?

Some of the greatest architectural sites and innovations in world history happened in Israel. Rogem Hiri is a 5000 year-old megalithic stone monument made up of concentric circles which predates Stonehenge. The arch was invented here by the Canaanites around Abraham's time, 3800 years ago. Ancient Israelite water systems were known throughout the Middle East (you may have walked through Hezekiah's tunnel in Jerusalem from 2700 years ago). 2000 years ago King Herod built wh

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Israel to Sign Peace Deal on Tuesday with the UAE...& Bahrain!

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Israel to Sign Peace Deal on Tuesday with the UAE...& Bahrain!

A month ago, just a few days after the announcement that the United Arab Emirates would be normalizing relations with Israel and signing a peace deal, I (your trusty Israel tour guide) asked in this blog which Arab country would be next in line, if anyone [note: nobody expected the Kosovo-Serbia thing; while Kosovo is Muslim, it is not Arab]. Well, on Friday, just as Shabbat was entering in Israel, we got our answer: Bahrain. That's right. It took 26 years to get from the 2

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Israel's Inaugural Flight to the UAE in Photos

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Sep 3, 2020
1 min

Israel's Inaugural Flight to the UAE in Photos

Earlier this week, Israel's first-ever flight to the United Arab Emirates landed in Abu Dhabi. It was indeed a momentous occasion, in that not only did it signify the beginning of what will hopefully be a warm peace between Israel and an Arab country, but also in that Saudi Arabia allowed Israel to use its airspace for the first time in history. The plane carried Israeli and US diplomats who were meeting with their counterparts in the UAE to begin the process of setting up of

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The Cutest Peace Partners Ever: Lion Cubs in the UAE & Israel

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

The Cutest Peace Partners Ever: Lion Cubs in the UAE & Israel

The ink is not even wet - forget dry - and already citizens and companies in Israel and the United Arab Emirates are reaching out to each other. The cutest one, however - by far, is the new romance brewing between Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo and the Al-Ain Zoo. You can check it out here (or on Twitter). https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-uae-deal-sparks-online-zoomance-and-plans-for-a-lion-cub-play-date/ Al-Ain claims to be the world's largest man-made safari. The Jerusale

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Who's next? Sudan Apparently to Enter Peace Talks with Israel

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

Who's next? Sudan Apparently to Enter Peace Talks with Israel

After Israel's stunning peace agreement announcement with the United Arab Emirates, much of the world thought it would be another Gulf State such as Oman or Bahrain which would be next. However, it appears that the next domino to fall may be Sudan. Apparently today the Foreign Minister of Sudan announced that they would be interested in completing a peace agreement with Israel before the end fo the year. For those unaware, a coup in Sudan last year toppled the regime of Oma

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Peace with the UAE: What's Next and Who's Next?

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Aug 17, 2020
3 min

Peace with the UAE: What's Next and Who's Next?

How do Israelis feel about the peace deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Just what exactly did Netanyahu accomplish (besides a few points bump in approval ratings)? Which Arab states might be next in line to make peace with Israel (and which ones won't be)? All the answers are below, courtesy of your Israel tour guide :) But first, if you missed my previous post all about the peace deal with the UAE, click here for that: https://www.tourguideofisrael.com/post/what-to

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What to Know About Israel's Peace Deal with the UAE

Kobi Tour Guide of Israel

Aug 13, 2020
7 min

What to Know About Israel's Peace Deal with the UAE

Incredible breaking news out of the Middle East. Israel and the United Arab Emirates appear on the way to a peace treaty signing on the White House lawn. Meetings are being set up on a whole host of bilateral issues and Tel Aviv City Hall has already lit up with the flag of the UAE. A few thoughts about all of this... 1. This is an absolutely historic moment. The prevailing thought had always been that the Gulf Arab countries would wait until a peace treaty between Israel

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