In Israel, the development came at a perilous moment for Mr. Netanyahu, who is leading a fragile, fractious coalition government and faces trial on corruption charges. proved that the prime minister was right not to surrender territory to the Palestinians as part of any peace agreement. For the first time in history, Prime Minister Netanyahu has broken the paradigm of ‘land for peace’ and has brought ‘peace for peace.’”Benny Gantz, who fought Mr. Netanyahu to a draw in three successive elections and now serves as defense minister and alternate prime minister, credited the prime minister and Mr. Trump. “I call upon other Arab nations to advance diplomatic relations in additional peace agreements.”Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, immediately denounced the agreement. The Emiratis insisted that the concrete steps toward normalization — including opening embassies — will be dependent on the continued halt of any annexation proposals.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2020 15:11 UTC