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24A October 2021 ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD

BRIEFS

THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS want to be seen with us, just like the needed to hide on the ground.”
– ONE YEAR ON Jordanians. Relations with Israel have The drone unit, Squadron 11, be-
A little over a year ago, the UAE become an asset rather than being a gan operations in 2017. In 2020, it
changed the course of Middle Eastern burden.” It was reported that Sisi had dealt with 700 incidents in all parts of
history and became the first Gulf Co- invited Israeli Prime Minister Bennett the country. (Nick Kolyohin, Xinhua -
operation Council country to announce to visit Egypt. China)
normalization of relations with Israel. At the same time, a senior Israeli ISRAELI AND U.S. NAVY
A month later, on September 15, in a officer was visiting Cairo for talks on SHIPS CONDUCT JOINT
SMART lawn, the UAE and Bahrain signed the ceasefire with Hamas, which would in- SECURITY PATROL
ongoing efforts to establish a long-term
grand ceremony on the White House
clude returning the bodies of two Israe-
IN RED SEA
Abraham Accords. Sudan and Moroc-
li soldiers and releasing two civilians
Four Israeli and U.S. Navy ships con-
co later followed and established dip-
CHOICES lomatic relations with Israel. held in Gaza. ducted a combined maritime security
The last time a Democratic pres-
On November 26, 2020, I boarded
patrol in the Red Sea on August 30-
ident held power in Washington,
31 as the U.S. Department of Defense
the first passenger flight from Dubai to
was forced to step down. To this day,
Being informed is the backbone Tel Aviv. What awaited us was a warm Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak shifted Israel from U.S. European
Command to U.S. Central Command’s
welcome that journalists on foreign
to great decision-making. soil do not usually expect. We were the Egyptians claim Obama “threw area of responsibility.
Mubarak under the wheels of the bus.”
Make sure you’re receiving lucky to be on the receiving end of Sisi’s human rights record is not much “Our navies are ushering in a new
all of the important news and Israeli euphoria and optimism about better than Mubarak’s. The Egyptians era of expanded cooperation and ca-
pacity building,” said U.S. Vice Adm.
information impacting Jewish the new peace deal. In the corridors are asking for Biden’s understanding Brad Cooper. “We are partnering in
of power as well as on the streets of
life in Sarasota-Manatee with our Tel Aviv, people were thrilled that a of the importance of a stable regime in new ways, which is essential for pre-
information channels: UAE journalist was visiting them. The Cairo, and Israel is the main conduit of serving security in today’s dynamic
this argument. In return, Israel wants
maritime environment.”
old Jewish couple who invited me for
1 SOCIAL MEDIA lunch, the young college students who Egypt to redouble its efforts to block Monterey sailed alongside the Israeli
The guided-missile cruiser USS
supplies to Hamas arsenals through the
took pictures with me, the taxi driver
who promised to call when he comes to Rafah crossing between Gaza and Si- Navy corvette INS Eilat and two patrol
nai. (Ben Caspit, Al-Monitor)
Dubai – I was touched by the warmth
boats as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon
Social Media: While we don’t always
post hourly, we do post often. What do we and humanity on display. ISRAEL USES DRONES TO maritime patrol aircraft flew overhead.
post? Time-sensitive news, alerts, items of Since my visit, both countries The units conducted air defense, unit
interest, and more. Follow us on Facebook, have opened embassies. Thousands CATCH ENVIRONMENTAL defense, small boat operations and
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and more! CRIMINALS
Find us by searching for “JFEDSRQ.” of Israelis have visited Dubai. A flurry Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Pro- tactical maneuver training. (U.S. Na-
val Forces Central Command / U.S. 5
of business and investment deals and
th
2 JFEDSRQ.org cooperation agreements were signed tection is expanding its use of drones to Fleet)
fight environmental offenders, as high
between research institutions, universi-
resolution video serves as substantial
AL-QAEDA PLOTTED
forums in the UAE and Israel. (Anjana
Website JFEDSRQ.org ties, sports clubs, and trade and cultural evidence in court. MULTIPLE TERROR
Whether you’re on your desk- Sankar, Khaleej Times - Dubai) Green Police inspectors focus on ATTACKS IN ISRAEL AFTER
top, laptop or smartphone, the illegal dumping, hazardous materials 9/11, FBI AGENT SAYS
Federation website, has everything above and ISRAEL TIGHTENS and construction waste.
below (and more) right at your fingertips. Keep Al-Qaeda planned to carry out mas-
our event calendars in your bookmarks bar for COOPERATION WITH Trucks full of construction waste sive terrorist attacks simultaneously
event information in a click. EGYPT were dumping their loads at night, but at several Israeli nightclubs in 2002
did not take into account drones with
3 EBLAST Egyptian intelligence director Maj.- night-vision cameras that captured the and was in the final stages of the plan,
Gen. Abbas Kamel, President Sisi’s
but was thwarted with the help of U.S.
faces of environmental criminals and
right-hand man, met with Israeli lead-
researcher Ali Soufan recently told Ye-
ers in Jerusalem on August 18-19. Con- their license plates. intelligence operatives, former FBI
“Drones are a game-changer,” said
Federation Eblast: trary to previous visits, Kamel did not Nir Shorashi, an inspector in the Green diot Ahronot.
Receive timely Federation insist on secrecy. “On the contrary,” a The details of the plot had previ-
news, topics, and more, senior Israeli diplomatic source said, Police. “We can sit kilometers away ously been blocked for publication
in your email by from the crime scene and produce in-
subscribing to the weekly newsletter, “they want their photos taken and they criminating evidence.... In the past, we by the CIA and have only now been
the Federation eBlast. Dermatology by Newman cleared for publication.
4 JEWISH NEWS Dermatology by Newman during interrogations, at a secret CIA
The information was obtained
black site, of Zayn al-Abidin Muham-
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door event for the coming Fall-Winter
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Chief Executive Officer Howard Tev-
for the 2020-21 season will be virtual.
lowitz says, “In an effort to keep the
majority would not feel comfortable
munity.
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tell.
community safe, we feel we have no
attending or thought it was too soon to
lightening. Here are a few:
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Many of the comments were en-
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Other questions included at
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I will not be attending in the fore-
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seeable future. Very glad you are
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