Saudis, Iraqis among rare Arab media delegation arriving in Israel

[Valin]

The Jerusalem Post

The delegation is expected to tour Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as hold meetings with Israeli officials.

Herb Keinon

July 22, 2019

A month after Bahrain allowed journalists from six Israeli media outlets into the country for the first time to cover the US-sponsored “Peace to Prosperity” workshop, a group of six Arab journalists – including for the first time from Saudi Arabia and Iraq – arrived on Sunday via the Allenby Bridge for meetings in Israel.

The media delegation also includes a representative from Jordan.

 

Hassan Kaabia, the Foreign Ministry’s Arab-language spokesman, said the delegation is made up of people he knows, and includes an academic, a student and a writer.

He would not reveal their names, or who they work for, saying that this could get them in trouble back home.

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[Draggingtree]

1 hour ago, Valin said:

The Jerusalem Post

The delegation is expected to tour Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as hold meetings with Israeli officials.

Herb Keinon

July 22, 2019

A month after Bahrain allowed journalists from six Israeli media outlets into the country for the first time to cover the US-sponsored “Peace to Prosperity” workshop, a group of six Arab journalists – including for the first time from Saudi Arabia and Iraq – arrived on Sunday via the Allenby Bridge for meetings in Israel.

The media delegation also includes a representative from Jordan.

 

Hassan Kaabia, the Foreign Ministry’s Arab-language spokesman, said the delegation is made up of people he knows, and includes an academic, a student and a writer.

He would not reveal their names, or who they work for, saying that this could get them in trouble back home.

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so just what do this clip mean 

[Valin]

1 hour ago, Draggingtree said:

so just what do this clip mean 

Short answer....things are changing...slowly to be sure, but changing none the less.

 

If the change is Real (and I hope/pray it is), we'll see what happens when (if) the Mullahs lose power in Iran.

 

(you know, Mr. let's step back and look at the broad picture :-)) There is a major war/discussion/battle going on inside Islam, Will Islam remain insular, isolated from the real world, or will Muslims accommodate their faith to the world as it is. Christians when through this 400 years ago. And it was a very bloody messy affair (see the 30 years war), and in many ways we're still going through it. 

 

 

 

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Saudi blogger attacked by Palestinians sings in Hebrew at meeting with Netanyahu

PM hosts Arab media group day after one of them, Mohammed Saud, was harassed at Temple Mt.; Israeli spokesman: ‘He took it harshly but understood this is real face of Palestinians’

Raphael Ahren

July 23 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hosted in his office a delegation of journalists and bloggers from Arab countries, including a Saudi Arabian national, Mohammed Saud, who was harassed and attacked by Palestinians on Monday as he was touring Jerusalem’s Old City.

During a lengthy meeting, Netanyahu apologized to Saud on Israel’s behalf for the incident. Saud, for his part, underlined his support for Israel by singing a song, in Hebrew, by poet Leah Goldberg, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson for the Arabic media, Hassan Caabia, told The Times of Israel.

Later on Tuesday, the delegation of six Arab journalists and bloggers also had an hour-long meeting with Foreign Minister Israel Katz.

“He took it somewhat harshly, but he understood that this is the real face of the Palestinians,” Caabia said, referring to the insults and attacks to which Saud was subjected Monday when he toured the Temple Mount and walked through Jerusalem’s Old City.

Three suspects in the harassment of Saud were arrested Tuesday.

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