Tag: UAE-Israel Relations
Netanyahu: ‘My efforts to counter Iran brought us closer to Arab countries’
I don’t recall the last time I saw Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as relaxed and content as he was on Sunday—apparently the afterglow of the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates and a...
Iran, Turkey take aim at UAE over normalization agreement with Israel
The chief of Iran’s armed forces, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, said on Sunday that his country’s approach to the United Arab Emirates would shift because of the UAE’s normalization agreement with Israel.
“Definitely, the Iranian...
Rejecting the rejectionists
In 1977, shortly after Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s address to the Knesset in Jerusalem outlining his proposals for peace with Israel, the PLO and five Arab countries formed a bloc whose sole purpose was...
Abbas calls UAE diplomatic move with Israel ‘treason’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas called for an urgent meeting on Thursday with other Palestinian leaders following the announcement of the peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh...
Israel’s historic deal with the UAE could be just the beginning
A joint statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—the crown prince of Abu Dhabi—announcing the “Abraham Accord,” a peace deal between Israel and...
UAE foreign minister to Palestinians: Communication better than disconnection
Anwar Gargash, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, denied assertions that the historic announcement of normalization with Israel would harm the prospects of peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
“Freezing Israeli annexation will...
What will normalization with the Arab world mean for Israel?
Israel is set to sign a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates that would see the two Middle Eastern nations officially strike diplomatic relations and exchange embassies.
The move represents a major validation of...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups from both left and right laud Israel-UAE announcement
Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and the United Arab Emirates for a peace deal on Thursday to normalize relations between the two countries—the first of its kind between Israel and a Middle Eastern...
Israel and UAE reach US-brokered deal to normalize relations between nations
Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a peace agreement on Thursday to begin the process of normalizing relations between the two Middle Eastern countries, in part brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and...