Arab leaders had privately warned Trump that they could not agree to future economic or diplomatic ties with Israel if Israel took over land now considered Palestinian. Historic Peace Agreement between our two GREAT friends, Israel and the United Arab Emirates!” Trump tweeted. Netanayu, appearing before reporters in Jerusalem, hailed the agreement as the greatest advance toward peace in the Arab world in decades. “The news of normalization of relations with the United Arab Emirates is important and opens the door to future agreements,” Ashkenazi said. ADNetanyahu’s ambitions to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank, as envisioned by the Trump peace plan, had already stalled in the face of mounting international objections and hesitations in the White House.

Source: Washington Post August 13, 2020 15:24 UTC