Israel`s supporters hailed the agreement as an important step in changing the way Israel is viewed by other nations in the region. Participants said Tuesday`s signatures were the first in a wave of agreements between Israel and Sunni Arab states. The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, said: „Today we are already witnessing a change in the heart of the Middle East, a change that will send hope to the whole world.” Trump said the agreements, collectively known as the Abraham Accord, were „an important step toward a future where people of all faiths and backgrounds coexist in peace and prosperity.” „Together, these agreements will serve as the basis for a comprehensive peace across the region, which no one thought possible,” Trump said, „but which is based on common interest, mutual respect and friendship.” The agreements mark the first treaties between Israel and an Arab nation since the signing of an agreement between Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Unlike these two countries, the VaE and Bahrain have never waged wars against the Jewish state. But the agreements will normalize relations between nations and represent Israel`s recent success – and the Trump administration`s attempts – to strengthen ties between the Jewish state and Sunni Arab nations, which see Iran as a common enemy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the signing of the agreements was „a linchpin of history; it rings a new dawn of peace. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements negotiated by the United States on Tuesday to normalize relations with Israel, which participants said had implemented a change for peace in the world`s most volatile region. While the Palestinians and their supporters were upset by the agreements, Arab leaders expressed support for the Palestinians at Tuesday`s event and hope they will reach their own agreement with Israel. Although the White House did not release the text of the agreements Tuesday afternoon, Trump said the three nations, as a result of the agreement, would „establish embassies, exchange ambassadors and begin…
to work closely together as a partner in everything from tourism to security, trade and health. According to Trump, the agreement „will also open the door for Muslims around the world to visit Israel`s historic sites and pray peacefully in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.” The last few days have shown that 2020 may not be a totally missed opportunity for the climate. Holocaust denier and presidential candidate Donald Trump has been lower in major U.S. states, in part because of the high turnout of young climate-friendly democratic voters.
