Abraham Accords
The Israel-Morocco flights “will help promote tourism, trade and fruitful economic and political cooperation between the two countries,” says Israel’s tourism minister.
Ellie Cohanim interviews H.E. Dr. Rashid Ali Al Nuaimi, one of the brokers of the Abraham Accords normalization agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
The meeting between UAE Minister for Food and Water Security Mariam al-Muhairi marked the first official visit of a senior government official from the Gulf state to an Israeli academic institution since the signing of the Abraham Accords.
Muscat “believes in striving for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution,” says Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi.
A senior U.S. source said that the White House is interested in promoting the Abraham Accords, but that the fund has been frozen indefinitely.
The demise of the Soviet Union mirrors the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following World War I and the development of separate independent states in the Mideast.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid also inaugurated the Jewish state’s consulate in Dubai.
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa issued a royal decree appointing Khalid Al Jalahma to head the Gulf country’s diplomatic mission to Israel.
“The United States will continue to work with Israel and the UAE as we strengthen all aspects of our partnerships and work to create a more peaceful, secure, and prosperous future for all the peoples of the Middle East,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Lapid thanked the UAE’s leaders for their “vision and inspiration” as well as Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “the architect of the Abraham Accords,” former U.S. President Donald Trump and current U.S. President Joe Biden.
The legislation recognizes that new Israeli-Arab partnerships align with U.S. national interests.
“The Palestinian people in Gaza are suffering because of Hamas, not the Israelis,” said H.E. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi.
