Bureaucrats and diplomats attend World Heritage meeting, after US asked Israel to withdraw efforts to secure visas for foreign and education ministers

Plans for vast rail and shipping network from India through Israel to Europe 'takes us to a new era of regional and global integration and cooperation,' Netanyahu says

Top aide calls inclusion of Jewish state in planned rail and shipping network 'significant,' but stresses move not a 'precursor' to normalization with Saudi Arabia

World leaders meeting at G20 summit; Israel could be part of initiative with rail links to Jordan and Saudi Arabia if it can clinch a normalization deal with the kingdom

Jake Sullivan says sides have come to 'broad understanding of many of the key elements' of an agreement, but there's no framework or terms ready to be signed

Agreement, which could include Israel if it normalizes ties with Saudi Arabia, is one of several initiatives Biden using to coax countries away from China

Recognizing that GOP support needed for deal to succeed, son-in-law and senator tell former president that this new normalization accord would be vindication of his Mideast policy

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman reviews FM Cohen's Bahrain trip and Tom Friedman's critique; legal affairs reporter Jeremy Sharon summarizes the AG-justice minister conflict

Lamenting 'not normal' Israeli government, NYT columnist implores US president to only accept deal that includes Israeli concessions to Palestinians to keep two-state solution alive

US Secretary of State discusses Iran, Abraham Accords, Palestinian issue with Israeli PM; talks West Bank tensions, efforts to preserve prospects for two-states with PA leader