President Trump announces peace deal between UAE and Israel
A historic peace agreement has been made between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, making it the first time Israel has struck a deal with a major Arab state in over twenty-five years. The agreement features a joint statement issued by President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahya.
Over the next few weeks, delegates from Israel and the UAE will meet “to sign bilateral agreements regarding investment, tourism, direct flights, security, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare, culture, the environment, the establishment of reciprocal embassies, and other areas of mutual benefit,” the statement says.
“Opening direct ties between two of the Middle East’s most dynamic societies and advanced economics will transform the region by spurring economic growth, enhancing technological innovation and forging closer people-to-people relations,” the statement continued.
The peace agreement also notes that the UAE and Israel “will immediately expand and accelerate cooperation regarding the treatment and the development for a vaccine for the coronavirus.”
“Working together these efforts will help save Muslim Jewish and Christian life throughout the region,” the statement says.
As part of the peace deal and at Trump’s request, Israel will suspend its plans to annex up to 30 per cent of the West Bank, which include Judea and Samaria, CBN News reports.
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