Netanyahu shook hands with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman [Israel GPO/Handout via Reuters]
Al Jazeera: Secret no more: Israel's outreach to Gulf Arab states
Prime Minister Netanyahu has for years boasted about ties with key Arab states, but those ties were rarely visible.
It was a scene unthinkable just weeks ago: an Israeli Cabinet minister, tears of joy filling her eyes, proudly singing her country's national anthem at a sports event in the heart of the Arab world.
The spectacle of Miri Regev singing "HaTikva", which describes the Jewish yearning for a homeland in Zion, was just one in a series of taboo-busting public appearances by Israeli officials in Gulf Arab states that have thrust the once-secret back channels of outreach into public view.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 31, 2018
Is the Trump Administration Backing Away from Saudi Arabia? -- Curt Mills, National Interest
In Yemen, plenty of food but few have the cash to buy it -- Saeed Al-Batati, Asia Times
Putin's Game: Did Russia Win in Syria? -- Tabitha Sanders, RCW
Why Jordan Is Next for ISIS -- Emily Przyborowski, National Interest
At the Latest Inter-Korean Summit, Kim Jong-un Created a Diplomatic Minefield for the United States -- David Maxwell and Mathew Ha, War On The Rocks
Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Rajapaksa both lay claim to prime ministership -- Linda Mottram, ABC News Online
Beware: China may be reading your email -- Chris Taylor, Asia Times
China Has Landed -- Christopher R. O'Dea. NRO
Russia’s Roadmap to Exiting Ukraine (Op-ed) -- Moscow Times
Treasury Can’t Go Wobbly When Sanctions Against Russians Are Starting to Hurt -- Luke Coffey, Daily Signal
Why Franco's tomb is a headache for Spain's new government -- BBC
Brazilians were simply fed up -- Hildegard Stausberg, DW
Which countries grant unconditional birthright citizenship? -- Cristina Burack, DW
Tough US trade rhetoric masks negotiating strategy -- David P. Goldman, Asia Times
The New Tyranny of the Dollar -- Mark Leonard, Project Syndicate
