Israel & the Gulf
Netanyahu visits Oman, says opposing Iran unites Gulf and Israel, Al Jazeera
The Israeli prime minister visited Oman just three days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a move expected to increase pressure on Palestine to participate in US-led peace negotiations.
In first, Israeli minister makes state visit to Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, Times of Israel
Israel’s culture and sports minister paid a state visit to the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, part of a historic trip that some have seen as signaling a slow rapprochement between Abu Dhabi and Jerusalem.
BDS
Denmark won’t fund groups that promote BDS, question Israel’s legitimacy, FM says, JTA
Denmark won’t fund organizations that have ties to terrorists, engage in attempts to boycott Israel or question its right to exist, the government said in what activists called a significant step.
Germany will fight but won’t outlaw BDS, head of Bundestag says, Times of Israel
“We fight it politically, but we don’t believe that it is fought more successfully through prohibitions,” Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble told reporters in Jerusalem.
Occupation/Human rights
Humanitarian aid to Palestinians ‘at an all-time low,’ UN warns, +972 Magazine
The funding crisis is particularly devastating in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian officials say basic services such as education, health, and food security have been reduced to a minimum.