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We’re pleased to share that The National’s “Beyond the Headlines – How a Saudi-Israeli agreement could transform the region” podcast which includes quotes from Avi Melamed interview with Ismaeel Naar has aired (starts around 6:40).
The National News Podcast | aired on OCT 3, 2023 | duration 20 min
available on Apple Podcasts, PodBean, and Amazon Music.
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We’re pleased to share that The National’s “Beyond the Headlines – How a Saudi-Israeli agreement could transform the region” podcast which includes quotes from Avi Melamed interview with Ismaeel Naar has aired (starts around 6:40).
Episode Description
Such a deal would mean the expansion of the Abraham Accords, which were signed three years ago with the US as a broker, and normalised relations between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain. Morocco and Sudan have since joined.
The past few weeks have witnessed high-level visits to Riyadh by members of the Biden administration to discuss the matter; Saudi Arabia’sappointment of its first envoy to Palestine; and Israel’s tourism minister landing in Saudi Arabia for a UN event, becoming the first Israeli minister to lead an official delegation there.
A landmark agreement to open diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel seems to be approaching. In a recent interview with Fox News, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country is moving closer to establishing relations with Israel.
In this week’s Beyond The Headlines, host Ismaeel Naar looks at the recent moves towards the normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, and asks what could this mean for the region and the Palestinians?
Avi Melamed is a fourth-generation Arabic-speaking Jerusalemite Jew, former intelligence official, senior advisor on Arab Affairs, and Middle East expert.
Avi provides apolitical, non-partisan education about the Middle East to a wide variety of Jewish and non-Jewish audiences, from high school students to community and global leaders across the political and ideological spectrum.
His newest book, “Inside The Middle East: Entering a New Era“, has received high acclaim across the Arab world. “The Seam Line“, a five-part documentary series about Jerusalem, is his newest project. (0:28-44:41)
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