Does Bahrain Expect Returns on its Now-Public Association with Israel?

“There’s a growing awareness among Gulf states that Israel will be a good partner and ally for them to bolster regional security against the persistent Iranian threat,” says Varsha Koduvayur, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, D.C.

Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Fast-Rail Up-and-Running… Almost

The Jerusalem-Tel Aviv railway, which will cut traveling time from the capital to Ben-Gurion Airport to just 21 minutes and to Tel Aviv to just 28 minutes, took its first tentative steps toward completion yesterday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Israel Katz, called the inauguration of the “King David Line” (which is how […]