The agreement is the product of lengthy negotiations between Washington, Jerusalem, and Abu Dhabi. As part of the deal, Israel agrees to suspend plans to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. This makes the UAE the first Persian Gulf state to forge official diplomatic relations with Israel and the third Arab country overall to normalize relations with the Jewish state, following in the footsteps of Egypt and Jordan.
As part of the deal, Israel agreed to suspend plans to extend sovereignty to large parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
Trump tweeted a statement from the countries, acknowledging the deal. He then told reporters in the Oval Office that it was “a truly historic moment.
“Now that the ice has been broken I expect more Arab and Muslim countries will follow the United Arab Emirates,” he said.
Delegations from the United Arab Emirates and Israel will meet during the coming weeks to sign bilateral agreements on areas including energy, tourism, direct flights, investment, security, communication, and technology, the UAE Foreign Ministry said.
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed said on Twitter on Thursday that an agreement had been reached on normalizing relations between the two countries.
The recognition grants a rare diplomatic win to Trump ahead of the November election as his efforts to see an end to the war in Afghanistan have yet to come to fruition while efforts to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians have made no headway. Israel and the UAE also have been among Trump’s closest foreign allies.
Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/08/13/israel-uae-announce-historic-peace-deal/