According to Hannu Juusola [fi] of the University of Helsinki, the deal meant that the Palestinians would think the UAE would put its own interests ahead of those of the Palestinians, who had always assumed that Arab countries would not sign peace treaties with Israel until Palestinian rights were guaranteed. [34] Later in the day, the heads of state and government of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign an agreement to pursue normalized relations. Bahrain`s foreign minister has agreed in recent days to sign a similar agreement at the same event, but the agreement between Israel and the UAE appears to be much more robust and coherent. Jared Kushner, senior adviser to the PRESIDENT of the United States, condemned Kuwait`s position. However, his condemnation was shared online as positive, according to Al Jazeera. [53] However, the Government of Kuwait itself is silent on the agreement. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi avoided commenting on the sensitive issue. [85] India welcomed the agreement, saying the two nations were its allies and had always supported peace and prosperity in West Asia. Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar had previously said that UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan had called him to discuss the deal. [125] A joint statement by Trump, Netanyahu and Zayed said: ”This historic diplomatic breakthrough will advance peace in the Middle East region and is a testament to the bold diplomacy and vision of the three leaders and the courage of the UAE and Israel to embark on a new path that will unlock the great potential of the region.

[24] The UAE said it would continue to support the Palestinian people and that the agreement would maintain the prospect of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. Despite the deal, however, Netanyahu said Israel`s claim to sovereignty over the Jordan Valley was still on the agenda and was only frozen for now. [24] However, the impetus for Thursday`s deal dates back to about the same time that Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE`s ambassador to the United States who has worked closely with the Trump administration, wrote an editorial in the popular Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot in which he directly called on Israelis not to annex the occupied territories in Hebrew. Jared Kushner, the trump administration`s top official involved in negotiating the deal, told CBS News that the deal would make the Middle East more peaceful and hopeful, meaning fewer U.S. troops would have to be stationed in the region. [43] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the agreement was an important step toward stabilizing the region and good for the entire world. [44] In a statement, Prince Mohammed stressed the suspension of the annexation. ”In a phone call with President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, an agreement was reached to stop Israel`s annexation of the Palestinian territories,” he wrote. ”The UAE and Israel have also agreed on cooperation and the establishment of a roadmap for the establishment of a bilateral relationship.

Ismail Haniyeh, the hamas leader, called Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, and said the agreement was ”not binding on the Palestinian people.” Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, called it ”dangerous and synonymous with a gratuitous reward for the Israeli occupation for their crimes and violations at the expense of the Palestinian people.” As he has done repeatedly in recent days, Mr. Trump has predicted that he will then reach a quick deal with Iran to contain his nuclear deal if re-elected, though there is no sign that such a reconciliation is really imminent. ”If I win the elections,” he said, ”I will have a deal with Iran within 30 days. The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned the agreement, saying the history and peoples of the Middle East would not forgive or forget what the AUE did, and that it was a violation of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. She called the UAE`s behavior hypocritical, adding that the Palestinians were right to reject the deal. [80] President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan later said turkey was considering suspending or severing diplomatic relations with the UAE in retaliation and recalling its ambassador from Abu Dhabi. [80] Bahrain`s foreign minister will attend the event and sign his own agreement to normalize relations with Israel, announced by President Donald Trump last week. Hanan Ashrawi, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), criticized the deal, writing on Twitter: ”Israel has been rewarded for not openly declaring what it has done illegally and persistently to Palestine since the beginning of the occupation.” [6] Fatah accused the UAE of ignoring ”its national, religious and humanitarian duties” to the Palestinian people, while Hamas said it was a ”treacherous stab in the back of the Palestinian people”[6] and claimed that the agreement was a ”gratuitous reward” for Israeli ”crimes and violations against the Palestinian people.” [40] And so, as he has done dozens of times publicly and privately, Netanyahu enters into a fairly familiar diatribe about Iranian misconduct, Iranian misdeeds, and how Israel and the Gulf states must unite against this threat from Iran. Otaiba nods all this time.

He agrees with everything Netanyahu says. And so, on the surface, it looks like a pretty harmless conversation. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement stressing that as a member of the United Nations Security Council and the Middle East Quartet, it supports the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He noted that the agreement suspended the annexation of parts of the West Bank, which he described as an important element of the agreement, and said annexation plans were a major obstacle to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. [120] Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a phone call with Netanyahu on August 24 that he hoped the deal would increase stability and security in the Middle East. [121] And he was quick to join him. Sir. Trump surrounded himself in the Oval Office with a large delegation of aides and officials who flooded him with enthusiastic praise, and he joked that the deal should be called ”the Donald J. Trump deal.” At a subsequent briefing, White House National Security Adviser Robert C. O`Brien even announced that the president should win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Just moments ago, I organized a very special call with two friends, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates, during which they agreed to conclude a historic peace agreement. After 49 years, Israel and the United Arab Emirates will fully normalize diplomatic relations. They will exchange messages and ambassadors and start cooperation in all fields and in various fields, including tourism, education, healthcare, trade and security. This is a truly historic moment. By uniting two of America`s closest and most capable partners in the region – some of whom have said this is not possible – this agreement is an important step towards building a more peaceful, secure and prosperous Middle East. Palestinian nervousness will increase now that Bahrain has joined the agreement. According to the Emirati government, the agreement ”immediately” ends Israeli plans to annex parts of the West Bank and offers Israel and the Palestinians the opportunity to resume negotiations to end their conflict. Israeli officials use the word ”suspend.” The difference in language represents the politics faced by the leader of each country. In the case of the UAE, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed was clearly forced to show that normal relations with the UAE were not free for Israelis.

For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the use of the term ”suspension” is an attempt to appease political groups and factions in favor of annexation, which have already criticized the deal. .