White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday the Trump administration is “confident” that several other countries will “get on board” in normalizing relations with Israel, after President Trump announced the “historic peace agreement" between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates last week. TRUMP ANNOUNCES 'HISTORIC PEACE AGREEMENT' WITH ISRAEL, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES“We think that there’s momentum for additional parties to join and to normalize relations with Israel,” O’Brien said Sunday. Trump on Thursday said he had a call with Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The president told reporters Israel and the UAE will “begin cooperation across the board,” along with exchanging embassies and ambassadors. The president said he expected other countries to follow the UAE’s lead on this effort to cooperate with Israel going forward.

Source: Fox News August 16, 2020 16:30 UTC