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Israel approves 6-country annual conference

STORY: Israel approves 6-country annual conference DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of GPO) 1. various of the Israeli cabinet meeting 2. officials' meeting 3. participants at the Negev Forum STORYLINE: Israel's cabinet approved Sunday the establishment of an annual gathering of senior officials from the United States and five Middle Eastern countries, namely Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt. The decision "institutionalizes" the work of the Negev Forum, a six-party meeting held in Sde Boker in southern Israel's Negev Desert in March 2022, said a statement issued by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office. The Negev Forum will act on the basis of six working multilateral groups in the fields of food security and water, energy, tourism, health, education and tolerance, and regional security, the office said. Among the four Arab countries in the forum, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco normalized ties with

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Israeli defense minister meets U.S. secretary of state

STORY: Israeli defense minister meets U.S. secretary of state DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the meeting STORYLINE: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem. "Your visit during these challenging times shows the great bond between our two countries, which is not just declarative but also in actual deeds," said Gantz. Also on Sunday, Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, President Isaac Herzog, and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. On Monday, Lapid will host Blinken and foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Egypt in Sde Boker, a kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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ISRAEL-SDE BOKER-FM-CONFERENCE

(220327) -- SDE BOKER, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) welcomes Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in Sde Boker, southern Israel's Negev desert, on March 27, 2022. A two-day conference began on Sunday night between Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his visiting counterparts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt in southern Israel's Negev desert. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-SDE BOKER-FM-CONFERENCE

(220327) -- SDE BOKER, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (R) welcomes Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Sde Boker, southern Israel's Negev desert, on March 27, 2022. A two-day conference began on Sunday night between Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his visiting counterparts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt in southern Israel's Negev desert. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-SDE BOKER-FM-CONFERENCE

(220327) -- SDE BOKER, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) welcomes Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Sde Boker, southern Israel's Negev desert, on March 27, 2022. A two-day conference began on Sunday night between Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his visiting counterparts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt in southern Israel's Negev desert. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-SDE BOKER-FM-CONFERENCE

(220327) -- SDE BOKER, March 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (L) welcomes Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Sde Boker, southern Israel's Negev desert, on March 27, 2022. A two-day conference began on Sunday night between Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his visiting counterparts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt in southern Israel's Negev desert. (Ilan Assayag/JINI via Xinhua)