UAE
Report: Israel’s Hadassah hospital in talks to open branch in UAE
“They want us in the Emirates; they appreciate us; they want to benefit from our abilities,” said director Zeev Rotstein
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said the Palestinians “have been indulged by the Arab world, by the European Union. People have made excuses for their malign activity for generations.”
Israeli Professional Football League and UAE Pro League sign MOU to include matches between the teams of each country.
The warm relationship developing between Israel, UAE and Bahrain has led to a rise in the number of businesspeople in the Gulf learning Hebrew online.
Digital conference: Gulf Arabs emphasize rapprochement with Israel, disappointment with Palestinians
Kohelet Policy Forum chairman Moshe Koppel said, “After the colossal failures of trying to strike peace through unilateral concessions, we have changed course. The conference seeks to present a new approach with all it implies. Advancing the new Middle East runs through cooperation—not capitulation.”
Negotiations are expected to be completed in the next few days.
Until Friday’s announcement that Sudan had joined the peace effort, the Abraham Accords was the only treaty reached between the Jewish state and a Muslim-majority country since the 1994 deal with Jordan.
The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes after America reaffirmed its commitment to Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge and promises to upgrade its military capability.
Some Arab Knesset members quietly support Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, but were forced to vote against them and follow the Joint List leadership.
“I am glad that so many Senate Democrats have now echoed that sentiment,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
“Under these agreements, the UAE and Bahrain join Egypt and Jordan in paving the path to peace through recognition and engagement rather than by seeking to isolate and boycott the Jewish state,” said AIPAC.
“Congress has an obligation to make sure that the most sophisticated U.S. weaponry be limited to our use and that of our most trusted allies,” said Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
