(Middle East Monitor-UK) Arab journalists and bloggers from the Gulf and Iraq took part in a series of meetings and events in Israel this week, following an invitation from the Foreign Ministry. Some of the journalists were from countries which do not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, the ministry said. The visit marks the latest development in growing ties between Israel and the Arab world. In March, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt rejected a statement by the Union of Arab Parliaments calling for an end to normalization with Israel.
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