Israel’s prime minister is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates for the first time next month, according to local reports.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Abu Dhabi is a response to an official invitation from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, Ynet News said on Monday.
The Trump administration approved a massive arms sale to the UAE – $23 billion of F-35 fighter jets, armed drones and bombs.
The sale shows the UAE-Israel-US “peace deal” is really an arms deal, to aid brutal repression of Yemenis, Palestinians & others.https://t.co/E7BEv73AK3 pic.twitter.com/84Xwyv7lby
— BDS movement (@BDSmovement) November 13, 2020
No dates have yet been specified for the trip to the UAE but it is expected to be the first of its kind following the controversial normalisation deal between the two countries.
The UAE led the way in forging ties between the Gulf and Israel, announcing its decision in August before Bahrain followed suit a month later.
UAE's Etihad Airways shows Israel's claimed temple in tourism advert https://t.co/EQzfI8TYUJ
— 🕸️ Joe 🦇 Catron 💀 but 🦇 spooky 🕸️ (@jncatron) November 17, 2020
Both Gulf states signed the US-sponsored normalization accords with Israel on September 15 at the White House, despite fierce opposition by Palestinian factions who see it as a “betrayal” for breaking with years of Arab League policy on the conflict.
The agreement is considered a severe blow to Palestinian efforts aimed at isolating Israel regionally and internationally until it ends its military occupation and apartheid-like system in occupied Palestine.
(Palestine Chronicle, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Social Media)
