U.A.E Israel Agreement
Background, Facts & Figures & Details of *UAE, Israel Normalized
Ties*
*Research by:* Different
sources for css exams report
*Sources*
:
2. bbc.com
3. cnn.com
4. Wikipedia
5. Dawn
*Character Involved:
∆ U.S. President: *Donald Trump
∆ Israeli Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
∆ The President of UAE: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
∆ UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs: *Anwar Gargash
Areas of Cooperation between U.A.E and israel(killer):
1. Israel and the
United Arab Emirates will fully normalize their diplomatic relations .
2. They will exchange embassies and ambassadors and
begin cooperation across the board.
3. The *cooperation* on a broad range
of areas including
a. tourism,
b. education,
c. healthcare,
d. trade and
e. security."
*Other Name of Agreement:*
The agreement is also
officially called the " *Abraham
Accord* " in honor
of *Abraham (the Prophet)*, the patriarch of the three major Abrahamic
religions of the world—Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
Quick Facts Aggrement
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The Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement, or the
Abraham Accord, was agreed to by Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on
August 13, 2020.
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If an agreement is signed, the UAE will be the third Arab
country, after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, to formally normalize its
relationship with Israel, as well as the first Persian Gulf country to do so.
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Concurrently, Israel agreed to suspend plans for the
annexation of the West Bank.
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*Background of UAE-Israeli Relations*
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As early as 1971, the year in which the UAE became an independent
country, the first president of the UAE Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan had
referred to Israel as "the enemy".
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In November 2015, Israel announced that it would open a
diplomatic office in the UAE, which would be the first time in more than a decade
that Israel had an official presence in the Persian Gulf.
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In August 2019, Israel's foreign minister made a public
declaration about military cooperation with the UAE amidst rising tensions with
Iran.
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In the months leading up to the agreement, Israel had been
working in secret with the UAE to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. European news
media reported that Mossad had discreetly attained health equipment from Gulf
states.
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Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, reported
at the end of June 2020 that the two countries were in cooperation to fight the
coronavirus and that the head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, had traveled numerous
times to the UAE. However, the UAE appeared to downplay this a few hours later
by revealing that it was merely an arrangement among private companies rather
than at state level.
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The move also comes following the termination of the Iran
nuclear deal by the Trump administration and increased Israeli concerns over
the development of an Iranian nuclear program, which Tehran denies. Currently,
Iran supports different factions in proxy wars from Syria to Yemen, where the
UAE has supported the Saudi-led coalition against the Iran-aligned forces
fighting there.
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In recent years, the countries' informal relations warmed
considerably and they engaged in extensive unofficial cooperation based on
their joint opposition to Iran's nuclear program and regional influence.
Supporting Countries Of Israel(killer)
1. US
2. Israel
3. UAE
4. UN
5. EU
6. UK
7. France
8. Spain
9. China
10. Egypt
11. Bahrain
12. Oman
*Opposing/Concerning
Countries/Groups*
1. Palestine
2. Pakistan
3. Turkey
4. Iran
5. Jordan
6. Hamas
7. HezbUllah
8. Israeli Opposition
Details about U.A.E
v The United
Arab Emirates has become *the first Gulf Arab* country to reach a deal on
normalising relations with Israel, capping years of discreet contacts between
the two countries in commerce and technology.
v The
so-called " *Abraham Agreement",* announced by United States
President Donald Trump on Thursday, secures an Israeli commitment to halt
further annexation of Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank.
v However,
addressing reporters later in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said he agreed to "delay" the annexation as part of the
deal with the UAE, but the plans remain "on the table".
v Israel and
the United Arab Emirates agree to normalise relations in a deal brokered by US
President Donald Trump.
v ∆ Israel
and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached a historic deal that will lead
to a full normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern
nations.
v ∆ The deal
came after a phone call between United States President Donald Trump, Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
v ∆ The White
House says the agreement will see Israel suspend its plans to annex Palestinian
areas of the occupied West Bank.
*How did Israel and the UAE get to normalising relations?
v Back in
October 2018, Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports Miri Regev became the
first Israeli to visit Abu Dhabi in an unprecedented official state
visit. Her visit to the UAE was a clear sign of the Gulf country working
to push its covert relations with Israel out in the open.
v Following
Regev's visit, Israeli Communications Minister Ayoub Kara and Foreign Minister
Yisrael Katz also travelled to Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
v From
official meetings to clandestine relations - including intelligence sharing and
direct and indirect flights - relations between Israel and the UAE have been
going on for decades.
v *US
officials* tried to appeal to 'numerous' countries to make similar agreements
v Senior
White House officials sought to use the momentum from the deal between Israel
and the UAE to appeal to more Arab and Muslim countries to set aside
long-standing tensions and make similar agreements.
v A senior
White House official told Reuters that President Donald Trump's senior adviser,
Jared Kushner, and Middle East envoy, Avi Berkowitz, had been in touch with
"numerous" countries in the region, trying to see if more agreements
would materialise. The official declined to name the countries.
v *Pompeo
says Israel-UAE agreement is enormous step forward*
v
*Joe Biden says Israel-UAE deal 'brave and badly needed'*
v
United States Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden
hailed the Israel-UAE deal as an historic step toward a more stable Middle
East, warning he would not support Israel's annexation of Jewish settlements if
he wins the White House in November.
v "The
UAE's offer to publicly recognize the State of Israel is a welcome, brave, and
badly-needed act of statesmanship," the former Vice President said in a
statement. "Annexation would be a body blow to the cause of peace, which
is why I oppose it now and would oppose it as president."
v An
agreement on normalising relations reached between Israel and the United Arab
Emirates on Thursday is an "enormous" step forward on the "right
path", United States Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo told reporters with him on a trip to central European countries.
v Pompeo made
his remarks shortly before taking off from Slovenia for Austria's capital,
Vienna.
v The
agreement, which US President Donald Trump helped broker, will lead to the full
normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations.
v *UK's
Johnson welcomes Israel-UAE move to normalise ties*
v
*UN chief welcomes 'any initiative' on Middle East peace,
security*
v
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes
"any initiative that can promote peace and security in the Middle East
region," a UN spokesman said after Israel and the United Arab Emirates
announced a deal on bilateral ties
v United
Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has welcomed the agreement between Israel
and the UAE that will lead to a full normalisation of diplomatic relations
between the two states.
v "The
UAE and Israel's decision to normalise relations is hugely good news,"
Johnson said on Twitter.
v "It
was my profound hope that annexation did not go ahead in the West Bank and
today's agreement to suspend those plans is a welcome step on the road to a
more peaceful Middle East.
*Spain backs the Israeli-UAE agreement
v Spain
welcomed the agreement reached to normalise relations between Israel and the
UAE, hoping that "Israel’s commitment to suspend the annexing of parts of
the West Bank will become permanent", read a statement released by the
country's foreign ministry.
v "Spain
hopes that this agreement will contribute to regional peace and to the
resumption of negotiations between Israel and Palestine, with a view to the
establishment of two States living in peace and security, based on
international parameters to achieve a fair, lasting and mutually acceptable
solution for the parties," read the statement from the Spanish government.
*France welcomes the Israel-UAE deal
v French
President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the "courageous decision" by the
UAE to normalise ties with Israel.
v "I
salute the courageous decision of the United Arab Emirates and hope that it
will contribute to the establishment of a just and lasting peace between
Israelis and Palestinians," Macron said on Twitter.
v "I
said it to President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohamed
bin Zayed".
v
*EU welcomes* normalisation and 'hopes' for new
negotiations
v
The European Union's High Representative for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, welcomed the UAE-Israel agreement,
adding that Israel's annexation plans should "now be abandoned
altogether".
v "I
welcome Israel-UAE normalisation; benefits both & is important for regional
stability," Borrell said on Twitter.
v "Suspending
annexation is positive step, plans should now be abandoned altogether. EU hopes
for resumed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on 2-state solution based on intl'
agreed parameters," he said.
v *Netanyahu
thanks Egypt, Oman, Bahrain for their 'support'*
v Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the leaders of Egypt, Oman and
Bahrain for their "support" of the agreement to normalise ties with
the UAE.
v
"I thank Egyptian President al-Sisi, and the
governments of Oman and Bahrain, for their support of the historic peace treaty
between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which is expanding the circle of
peace and will be good for the entire region," Netanyahu said on Twitter.
Oman backs UAE-Israel
agreement
v
Oman has become the second Gulf country after Bahrain to
declare its support for a UAE-Israeli agreement to normalise ties.
v
"A spokesman for the Omani Foreign Ministry has
expressed the sultanate's backing of the UAE decision on relations with Israel
as part of the joint historic declaration between it [UAE], the United States
and Israel," Oman's state news agency reported.
v
The official hoped the agreement will lead to
"comprehensive, fair, and lasting peace in the Middle East",
according to the agency.
China 'welcomes' Israel, UAE deal
v
China on Friday welcomed the normalisation of ties between
Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
v
"China welcomes any measures that
help to ease tensions between Middle Eastern countries, promoting regional
peace and stability," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao
Lijian.
v
He added that China
hoped concrete steps would soon be taken to bring the Palestine issue back
"on the track of equal dialogue".
Bahrain says UAE-Israel deal strengthens chances of peace
Bahrain has welcomed the accord between the UAE and Israel,
saying the "historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the
Middle East region".
The small island state also praised the US for its efforts
towards securing the deal.
Egypt's Sisi welcomes UAE-Israel deal, halt to annexation
v Egyptian
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has welcomed the normalisation of ties between
the United Arab Emirates and Israel, saying he valued efforts that will
"achieve prosperity and stability for the region".
v "I
followed with interest and appreciation the joint statement between the United
States, United Arab Emirates and Israel to halt the Israeli annexation of
Palestinian lands and taking steps to bring peace in the Middle East,"
Sisi said on Twitter.
v "I
value the efforts of those in charge of the deal to achieve prosperity and
stability for our region."
v
'He deceived us': *Israeli settler leaders slam Netanyahu*
v
David Elhayani, head of Israel's Yesha Council of settlers,
lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for suspending plans to
annex large parts of the occupied West Bank as part of the agreement
normalising ties with the UAE.
v "Netanyahu
has repeatedly promised the application of Israeli sovereignty in Judea,
Samaria and the Jordan Valley. We had face-to-face meetings. He assured us that
he was working on it, that this is the main political issue on which he was
running in the election," Elhayani said in a statement.
v "He
deceived us. He has deceived half a million residents of the area and hundreds
of thousands of voters," he added.
Shai Alon, mayor of the Beit
El, a settlement near the Palestinian city of Ramallah that is considered
illegal by most of the international community, accused Netanyahu of selling
out his supporters.
"They pulled a fast one
on the settlers," Alon was quoted as saying by The Times of Israel
newspaper.
Palestinians unanimously reject UAE-Israel deal
v Palestinians
reacted with shock and dismay after United States President Donald Trump
unveiled an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalise
ties.
v "The
late Sheikh Zayed was a dear brother to me, I knew how much he was proud of his
support for Palestine… I never imagined that in my lifetime I would see the day
in which the UAE would simply sell the Palestinians out for the sake of
normalisation," said former Palestinian Authority minister Munib al-Masri.
v
"It's very shameful. I can't believe it until
now," he said.
v
*Pakistan FM: Israel-UAE agreement
has 'far-reaching* implications':
v
Following the
UAE-Israel normalisation agreement, Pakistan's foreign ministry noted that such
a development is "with far-reaching implications".
v "Pakistan has an abiding commitment to the full realization of the
legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to
self-determination. Peace and stability in the Middle East region is also
Pakistan’s key priority," read a statement released by the ministry.
v
"Pakistan's approach will be guided by our evaluation
of how Palestinians' rights and aspirations are upheld and how regional peace,
security and stability are preserved."
Turkey slams UAE's
'hypocritical behaviour'
v Turkey
condemned the UAE for normalising ties with Israel as a
"hypocritical" betrayal of the Palestinian cause.
v "While
betraying the Palestinian cause to serve its narrow interests, the UAE is
trying to present this as a kind of act of self-sacrifice for Palestine.
History and the conscience of the people living in the region will not forget
and never forgive this hypocritical behaviour," the Turkish foreign
ministry said in a statement.
v *Iran
official says UAE-Israel deal will not secure regional peace*
v The
agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will not secure peace in
the region, tweeted a special adviser on international affairs to the speaker
of Iran's parliament.
v "UAE's
new approach for normalizing ties w/fake, criminal #Israel doesn't maintain
peace & security, but serves ongoing Zionists' crimes," tweeted
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, also a former deputy foreign minister.
v "Abu
Dhabi's behavior has no justification, turning back on the Palestine cause. W/
that strategic mistake, #UAE will be engulfed in Zionism fire."
v Iran's
foreign ministry condemned the deal normalising ties between Israel and the
UAE, calling it a dangerous and "strategic act of idiocy" that will
further "invigorate the axis of resistance in the region", according
to the official IRNA news agency.
v "The
shameful measure of Abu Dhabi to reach an agreement with the fake Zionist
regime [Israel] is a dangerous move and the UAE and other states that backed it
will be responsible for its consequences," the statement said, according
to IRNA.
v "This
is stabbing the Palestinians in the back and will strengthen the regional unity
against the Zionist regime," the foreign ministry said.
*Mahmoud Abbas 'rejects and denounces'
UAE-Israel deal*
v Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas denounced Israel's accord with the United Arab Emirates
in a statement issued by his spokesman.
v "The
Palestinian leadership rejects and denounces the UAE, Israeli and US
trilateral, surprising announcement," said Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a senior adviser
to Abbas.
v Abu
Rudeineh, reading from a statement outside Abbas's headquarters in Ramallah in
the occupied West Bank, said the deal was a "betrayal of Jerusalem,
Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian cause."
v The
statement urged the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to
assemble to "reject" the deal, adding "neither the UAE nor any
other party has the right to speak in the name of the Palestinian people."
Palestine recalls
its ambassador to UAE
v The
Palestinian foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to UAE on the orders of
President Mahmoud Abbas.
v In a
statement, the official Wafa news agency said the move came "in the
aftermath of the tripartite US-brokered Israel-UAE deal on full normalisation
of the relations between the two countries"
v
*Jordan* says Israel-UAE deal should prod Israel to accept
Palestinian state
v
Jordan has said that the Israel-UAE deal could push forward
stalled peace negotiations if it succeeds in prodding Israel to accept a
Palestinian state on land that Israel had occupied in the 1967 Arab-Israeli
War.
v "If
Israel dealt with it as an incentive to end occupation ... it will move the
region towards a just peace," Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said
in a statement on state media.
Hamas: Israel-UAE
deal a 'stab in back of Palestinians'
v
Palestine recalls its ambassador to UAE
v
The Palestinian foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to
UAE on the orders of President Mahmoud Abbas.
v In a
statement, the official Wafa news agency said the move came "in the
aftermath of the tripartite US-brokered Israel-UAE deal on full normalisation
of the relations between the two countries"
v Hamas has
accused the UAE of stabbing Palestinians in the back by agreeing to establish
full diplomatic ties with Israel.
v "This
announcement is a reward for the Israeli occupation's crimes," said Hamas
spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. "The normalisation is a stabbing in the back of
our people."
v *Hezbollah*
chief says Israeli-UAE deal was favour to Trump
v The leader
of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement condemned the deal between Israel and the UAE
to normalise ties as a betrayal of Islam and Arabs, saying it was done as a
favour to United States President Donald Trump.
v Hassan
Nasrallah said in a televised speech that Trump announced the deal because he
needed "an achievement" ahead of US elections in November. He said he
expected a number of Arab states to follow the UAE example to
"satisfy" Washington.
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