Trump Administration
“There’s just a rush of excitement from people to get to know each other, to work together and to seize common opportunities,” senior adviser to the president Jared Kushner told JNS.
Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley will happen, but not in the near future, says senior adviser Jared Kushner.
“Israel and the UAE are putting the region on a truly transformative path,” says U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brian • Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi: Peace effort’s goal is “to help a white supremacist Islamophobe win elections.”
The opening prayer was given by Rabbi Aryeh Spero, president of the Conference of Jewish Affairs and a longtime Republican.
“The president exited the U.S. from the disastrous nuclear deal with Iran and squeezed the Ayatollah, Hezbollah and Hamas,” said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The delegations will fly from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi in an Israeli jet in what will be the first direct commercial flight between the two nations.
Turkey supports Hamas and has given citizenship to its members.
“The historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates did not include Israel’s consent to any arms deal whatsoever,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Danny Danon is “as out of the loop today as he was when he actually was an ambassador,” says a senior Trump administration official after Danon speculates about the U.S. president’s re-election campaign.
“We made peace without conceding land,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of normalization with the UAE. As for the Palestinians, they “haven’t changed since the Balfour Declaration.”
“The two countries have so much to gain from working together, and this decision could pave the way for greater recognition of Israel throughout the region and increase the prospects of peace,” said Mark Wilf, chair of the board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America.
Bilateral delegations will meet to discuss issues such as security, tourism, investment, technology, telecommunications, health care, direct flights, culture, energy and the environment.
