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Israel offers Emirates airline to fly direct flights between Tel Aviv and New York
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (311+ words) Senior Israeli ministry officials met with Emirati counterparts last week An Emirates Sky Cargo Boeing 777 freighter aircraft takes off from Hong Kong International Airport on March 16, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. The Israeli Transportation Ministry has put forward a proposal for…...
AJC names Anne Dreazen to lead its Center for a New Middle East
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) BREAKING: Trump: Israel, Hamas agreed to "first phase" of peace plan Dreazen spent 15 years at the Pentagon, most recently as principal director for Middle East policy The American Jewish Committee tapped Middle East policy official Anne Dreazen on Thursday as…...
Joel Rayburn, nominee for State Department Middle East post, faces "very difficult" confirmation path
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen told JI she doesn't know of any Democrats planning to support him out of committee, leaving his nomination deadlocked KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images Joel Rayburn, then-deputy assistant secretary for Levant affairs and special envoy for…...