U.S. Politics
The European Union looks like “an anti-peace body that is way behind the UAE, Bahrain and others who recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. It really makes the E.U. look foolish,” says Dan Diker, director of the Political Warfare Project at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
The designation has been criticized by some, including Al Jazeera Media Network, as being part of the newly signed Abraham Accords with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
“The new peace agreements between Israel and the UAE, and Israel and Bahrain, are the product of a profound geopolitical shift that has taken place in the region over the past several years,” said Ilan Berman, senior vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council.
The UAE and Bahrain will be represented by their foreign ministers, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. The Israeli delegation will be led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned six companies based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates and China for allegedly supporting Triliance’s continued involvement in the sale of Iranian petrochemical products.
The letter follows reports that the Trump administration is in talks to sell F-35s and advanced military technology to the UAE.
A source close to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “many have argued that Israel recognizing Kosovo would be akin to countries unilaterally recognizing ‘Palestine.’ ”
The Chief of Mission Residence in Herzliya was reportedly sold for $88 million, the highest amount ever paid for a house in Israel.
It has been documented that 2019 was the deadliest year for domestic violent extremists since the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, which killed 168 people and injured more than 680 others.
It will mark the first public meeting between an Israeli prime minister and an Emirati minister.
“There is no E.U. member state with an embassy in Jerusalem,” says European Commission spokesman Peter Stano.
“As I have been saying in recent days, the circle of peace and recognition of Israel is expanding and additional countries are expected to join it,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
