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The historic agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates brokered by the Trump administration is an important step toward peace in the Middle East. The UAE will join Egypt and Jordan as the only Arab countries to open diplomatic relations with the Jewish nation. Here's the full text of an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal ...
Israel, U.A.E. Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Relationship
By Felicia Schwartz
TEL AVIV—Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Thursday to establish a formal diplomatic relationship, a dramatic shift brokered by the U.S. that helps cement Israel’s warming ties with Gulf Arab states.
"The historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the Middle East region and is a testament to the bold diplomacy and vision of the three leaders and the courage of the United Arab Emirates and Israel to chart a new path that will unlock the great potential in the region,” said a joint statement from Israel, the U.S. and the U.A.E.
Israel has ties with Egypt and Jordan but the U.A.E. is the first Gulf Arab state to announce formal relations with Israel. The Gulf Arab states have historically held off doing so amid Israel’s long-running conflict with the Palestinians. But in recent years Israel and several Gulf states have been brought closer together through shared enmity with Iran, which they see as destabilizing the region.
As part of the announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed not to go ahead with a pledge to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, which had drawn fierce criticism from Arab states and Europe. The Arab states and Europe say any move to unilaterally annex areas Palestinians claim for a future state would permanently dash hopes for the creation of a Palestinian state side by side with Israel.
Israeli and Emirati officials will meet in the coming weeks to sign a range of bilateral agreements.
"What we see today is a new Middle East,” Brian Hook, the U.S. State Department’s special envoy for Iran, said at the White House on Thursday.
The deal will be called the Abraham accord, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said at the same White House event. President Trump joked he wanted to call the deal the Donald J. Trump accord but that the news media wouldn’t understand.
Israel, U.A.E. Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Relationship
By Felicia Schwartz
TEL AVIV—Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed Thursday to establish a formal diplomatic relationship, a dramatic shift brokered by the U.S. that helps cement Israel’s warming ties with Gulf Arab states.
"The historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the Middle East region and is a testament to the bold diplomacy and vision of the three leaders and the courage of the United Arab Emirates and Israel to chart a new path that will unlock the great potential in the region,” said a joint statement from Israel, the U.S. and the U.A.E.
Israel has ties with Egypt and Jordan but the U.A.E. is the first Gulf Arab state to announce formal relations with Israel. The Gulf Arab states have historically held off doing so amid Israel’s long-running conflict with the Palestinians. But in recent years Israel and several Gulf states have been brought closer together through shared enmity with Iran, which they see as destabilizing the region.
As part of the announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed not to go ahead with a pledge to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, which had drawn fierce criticism from Arab states and Europe. The Arab states and Europe say any move to unilaterally annex areas Palestinians claim for a future state would permanently dash hopes for the creation of a Palestinian state side by side with Israel.
Israeli and Emirati officials will meet in the coming weeks to sign a range of bilateral agreements.
"What we see today is a new Middle East,” Brian Hook, the U.S. State Department’s special envoy for Iran, said at the White House on Thursday.
The deal will be called the Abraham accord, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said at the same White House event. President Trump joked he wanted to call the deal the Donald J. Trump accord but that the news media wouldn’t understand.