Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to meet the Gulf state’s de facto ruler in the highest-level visit since the countries formalized relations last year, Reuters reported.
The trip comes amid heightened regional tension as world powers’ try to renew a nuclear deal with Iran.
Israeli occupation’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is scheduled to travel to the United Arab Emirates today for a high-profile public visit, where he is expected to meet with the UAE's de-facto ruler Mohammed bin Zayed, Israeli reports said today. pic.twitter.com/3g07NNMhKT
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 12, 2021
“I will be going out today to the United Arab Emirates, in the first visit ever by an Israeli prime minister,” Bennett told a meeting of his cabinet on Sunday.
There was no immediate confirmation from Abu Dhabi.
Israel's PM Naftali Bennett to pay first-ever visit to UAE and meet Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan https://t.co/VSfeNGg2CZ pic.twitter.com/7Duzv0fyAW
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 12, 2021
The UAE along with Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco normalized relations with Israel under a controversial US-sponsored deal, dubbed the ‘Abraham Accords’. The agreement was slammed by Palestinians and much of the Arab world as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause.
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