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US President Donald Trump held a signing ceremony for the ‘Braham Agreement’, an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on the 15th (local time), reported the Washington Post.
Abraham, the name of the agreement, is said to be the common ancestor of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The signing ceremony was attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahayan, and Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdulatif bin Rashid Al Jayani. President Trump signed the agreement as a ‘witness’. Through this agreement, the number of Islamic Arab countries that agreed to maintain diplomatic relations with Israel increased to four countries, including Egypt and Jordan. Israel signed peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan in 1979 and 1994, respectively.
President Trump said that day, “we came here to change the flow of history” and “after decades of division and conflict, we are at the dawn of a new Middle East.” He also announced that Israel is seeking additional peace agreements with seven or nine countries, the Times of Israel reported. According to the Financial Times (FT), Oman, Sudan and Morocco will be discussed as the targets of the following agreements. President Trump is particularly enthusiastic about Saudi Arabia, the largest country in the Middle East. He said that day: “I hope that Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel in a timely manner.”
The signing of this agreement is expected to be a great blessing for President Trump, who is seeking re-election in the US presidential election in November. It will help strengthen the support of its main political base, evangelical Christian voters, Reuters analyzed. The White House has announced that President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
In the context of the normalization of diplomatic relations in these countries, the threat of the Shiite leader Iran. Reuters said the agreement, which unites Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, reflects joint concerns about Iran’s growing influence and the development of ballistic missiles in the Middle East. President Trump said in an interview with Fox News that day before the signing ceremony: “I am willing to sell the weapons that I sold to Israel to other countries in the Middle East as well.” The UAE and Bahrain will be able to receive security support, such as the purchase of advanced US weapons systems like the F-35. Saudi Arabia, an endemic Sunni, is showing tacit support for these movements.
The agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain made the Palestinian situation even more difficult.
In a statement today, the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the agreement, saying: “Peace, security and stability will not be achieved in the region (Middle East) until the end of the occupation policy of Israel (in Palestine) “. AFP communication said. On the same day, protests against the signing of the agreement by Israel were held in Gaza and in cities on the west bank of the Jordan River, such as Nablus and Hebron. Additionally, when the signing ceremony was held in Washington, two rockets were fired at southern Israel in Gaza, Palestine, wounding two Israelis. The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel attacked Gaza the next day.
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