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Israeli President Proposes Joint Committee with Arab Countries over Al-Aqsa

Israeli President Isaac Herzog proposed establishing a joint committee between Israel and Arab states that normalized ties with Tel Aviv, to coordinate over Al-Aqsa Mosque, diplomatic sources revealed on Monday. Herzog’s suggestion came last Sunday during a phone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022

Erdogan told Herzog he is "very upset" by injured or killed Palestinians

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he told his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on Tuesday that he had been "very upset" by Palestinians injured or killed in the West Bank and Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Turkey says Erdogan, Israel's Herzog to speak after Jerusalem clashes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will hold a phone call with Israel's President Isaac Herzog, after Israeli interventions on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque last week, Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Jordan King Condemns ‘Violence in All Forms’, in Israel Talks

Jordan's King Abdullah II on Wednesday condemned "violence in all its forms" in a meeting with visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog, following a spate of deadly attacks in the Jewish state. A total of 11 people have been killed in three attacks in the space of a week in Israel,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

Jordan and Israel leaders urge calm after historic meeting following spike in violence

Jordan's King Abdullah called for calm following a historic summit with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday after the sharpest spike in street violence in years stoked fears of a wider escalation ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

Israeli President to Visit Jordan on Wednesday

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will make the first official visit by an Israeli head of state to Jordan on Wednesday, officials said. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including Israel’s nearly 55-year-old occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, has long weighed on relations between Israel and Jordan, many of whose 10…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

Israel defense chief, Jordan's king discuss Ramadan calm

Israel’s defense minister has met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman and they discussed maintaining calm in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in April

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Pain endures for French Jews a decade after Toulouse shootings

Ten years after France was rocked by a series of Islamist shootings targeting Jewish children and French soldiers, President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday joined two of his predecessors – Nicolas Sarkozy and François Holland – along with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, in Toulouse for a sombre ceremony to remember the…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 20, 2022

Turkey, Israel to Form Crisis Cell

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday concluded his visit to Turkey, where he received a warm welcome from his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who described the visit as a “historic step” and a turning point in relations between his country and Israel. While Erdogan welcomed the visit, opposition parties…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2022

Israel and Turkey hail new era in relations, but divisions remain

After years of strained ties, Isaac Herzog became the first Israeli president to visit Turkey since 2007.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2022