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The secretary of state will also visit the UAE and Bahrain on his current trip, according to the U.S. State Department.
Israeli, UAE health ministers discuss COVID-19 cooperation
“I was impressed by the potential for exceptional cooperation for the benefit of our countries,” says Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.
The combination of regional arms races and instability means that Israel’s defense establishment is intent on maintaining the country’s qualitative military edge, though there is no opposition to cooperation on other defense technologies or intelligence sharing.
“The United States has a legal requirement with respect to qualitative military edge, and we will continue to honor that,” said Pompeo.
While in Jerusalem, the U.S. secretary of state was set to deliver a taped speech for the Republican National Convention—a move that breaches decades of protocol.
Normalization with “the Zionist entity” encourage violation of “Palestinian rights,” says Moroccan Prime Minister Saad-Eddine el-Othmani.
Poll: Majority of Americans agree with Israel-UAE deal
Some 54 percent of Americans support the normalization of relations.
Venture capitalist Jon Medved says joint developments can be made in the fields of health care, agricultural and financial technology, cyber security, transportation, education, drones and medical advances in combating the coronavirus.
Dermer says UAE-Israel normalization a ‘paradigm shift’ in Mideast relations
The deal will be from the “bottom up” and not “top down,” as with Egypt and Jordan, said Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer.
Palestinian religious authorities forbid Muslims to visit Israel via UAE
P.A. Supreme Council for Sharia Justice chairman: Normalization with Israel means “that you agree to natural relations with the enemies of Prophet Muhammad.”
“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.
The sanctions come despite the historic U.S.-brokered agreement last week to normalize relations between Israel and the UAE.
