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ABU DHABI, KOMPAS.com – The flags of Israel, the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) waved at the historic trilateral meeting on Monday (8/31/2020).
The flags were installed to welcome delegates from the three countries who landed in the UAE yesterday.
The United States was represented by Jared Kushner, the president’s senior adviser, the Israeli delegation was Meir Ben-Shabbat, head of the National Security Council, while the United Arab Emirates sent the national security adviser Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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Before the meeting, the first historic commercial flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates took place.
This flight has great symbolic value and is the key to the full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The visit was made after the trilateral announcement and road map towards cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
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The Palestinian people regret the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on August 13.
They see it as a betrayal that would weaken the old pan-Arab position, which demands Israel’s withdrawal from the occupied territories and acceptance of the Palestinian state in exchange for normal relations with the Arab states.
But Kushner said Palestine “should not be stuck in the past.”
“They must go to the negotiating table. Peace will be ready for them, an opportunity will come as soon as it is ready to receive it,” he said. Reuters Monday (8/31/2020).
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In a joint statement, Israel, the United States and the United Arab Emirates urged Palestinian leaders to reconnect with Israel.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi previously said that the United Arab Emirates was committed to establishing a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, the state news agency reported. YOU.
“Peace is a strategic option, but not at the expense of the Palestinian cause,” he wrote. YOU.
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Israel and the United Arab Emirates discussed economic, scientific, commercial and cultural cooperation during the visit.
“This is peace for peace,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted.
At a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday night, Netanyahu said: “It will be a warm peace because it will be based on cooperation in the economic sphere, with a business economy like ours, with extensive economic capabilities, with a lot of money sought in investment channels.. “
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