Israeli Normalisation Archives

3 min

‘Heroic’ Bahraini minister sacked for refusing to shake hands with Israeli envoy

The Bahraini official was renowned for her stances against normalisation with the Israeli occupation. Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa has been dismissed from her post as president of the…

4 min

Israeli channel ‘stands by’ journalist who snuck into Mecca despite outrage

Sparking an outrage on social media, an Israeli journalist visited the holy city of Mecca, in what appeared to be a covert visit. An Israeli reporter who reportedly snuck into…

3 min

Saudi owners of world’s largest Islamic bank become biggest shareholder in Israeli firm

A recent poll detailed that 40% of respondents in Saudi Arabia are open to informal business or sports ties with Israel. One of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest non-royal families has become…

2 min

News

Controversial Egyptian pop star Mohamed Ramadan ‘ not licensed’ for Qatar concert: ministry

Mohamed Ramadan has made headlines for a string of controversies. A concert by controversial Egyptian pop star Mohamed Ramadan in Qatar has not been approved by authorities in Doha, the…

5 min

Digital apartheid: how Palestinian voices are being suppressed online

Waze, the navigation app, previously called FreeMap Israel, has headquarters in Ra’anana city, which Palestinians were forcefully evicted from in 1948. In early September, Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a plethora of…

3 min

BDS ‘salutes’ dismissed Bahraini official for anti-Israel stance

The former Bahraini official received an outpour of support for what many described as a “brave stance”. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has lauded the stance of former…

4 min

Saudi-Israeli normalisation will ‘take a long time’: Biden

Flying directly from Tel Aviv to Saudi Arabia, the US president described the move as a historic moment for Arab-Israeli relations. US President Joe Biden said that it will take…

Israeli Normalisation