At noon, the Israeli delegation will return from the historic visit to the United Arab Emirates

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by Ifi Reporter Category:Government Sep 1, 2020

At noon, the Israeli delegation will return from the historic visit to the United Arab Emirates. This morning, discussions will continue on the future cooperation in the fields of economics and society of the two countries. The American representatives, including President Trump's adviser Jared Kushner, will also return to Israel on their way to the United States. Prime Minister Netanyahu has already instructed the head of the delegation, Ben Shabbat, to invite representatives of the United Arab Emirates to visit Israel to continue contacts. A ceremony to implement the agreement will be held in Washington

History was set on Monday. The first official flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates landed in Abu Dhabi, and an Israeli-American delegation began negotiating with the union's representatives on the agreement establishing the relationship, in preparation for signing cooperation agreements in a variety of areas. Jared Kushner, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, said after the landing that "our message to the Palestinians is also a message of peace. We can not want peace more than they want. Once they are ready, the whole region is ready to move forward." On the possibility of annexing territories in the West Bank, the adviser said: "The president likes to keep the options open, and right now there is a focus on one thing. That may change, but the reality right now is that there is a commitment to the current agreement."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "there are discussions with other countries, and I expect there will be more agreements." According to Netanyahu, "I asked that the delegation work as soon as possible so that we can sign an official agreement soon in Washington. They are currently discussing tourism, missions, cooperation with the Corona and many other issues."
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates, Muhammad bin Zayed, said today (Monday) that his country is committed to establishing a Palestinian state with its capital, East Jerusalem. According to a report on the Saudi Al-Arabiya channel, Ben-Zayed said that he had decided to regulate relations with Israel "for the sake of peace," but this did not ignore the issue of the Palestinian state.
Following the announcement of the establishment of contacts between the Union and Israel, he was condemned by senior Palestinian Authority officials. "This is an aggressive move that eliminates the Arab peace initiative and the betrayal of the Palestinian people," said a spokesman for PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeina. The secretary general of the PLO Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, said that "this is a betrayal of anyone who believes in the rights of the Palestinian people, in the decisions of the Arab League and in international law." The secretary general of the Fatah Central Committee, Jabril Rajoub, said that "the Palestinian people are united against this statement, which is a violation of the soul of every Palestinian and every Arab and every Muslim."
The official US and Israeli delegation departed in the early morning hours on an El Al plane on flight 971.
The head of the Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi, the national security adviser and the head of the national security staff, Meir Ben Shabbat, met with his counterpart, the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Tahanon bin Zayed, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid, the special adviser to US President In Jared Kushner and US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, at the palace of National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahanon in Abu Dhabi.
The meeting was also attended by the US Special Envoy for Negotiations, Avi Berkovich, the US Special Envoy for Iran, Brian Hawke, UAE Ambassador to the United States John Recolta, Secretary of State Alon Ushpiz, and others.
The Israeli delegation, led by the head of the National Security Staff, Meir Ben Shabbat, and accompanied by a number of media people and businessmen, landed in Abu Dhabi at noon (Israel time). The delegation also includes the directors of the Prime Minister's Office, Foreign Affairs, Health and Regional Cooperation. The plane received the first permit of its kind to pass over Saudi Arabia. The person who was greeted at the airport in Abu Dhabi is UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash. Dabi, the National Security Adviser and the head of the National Security Council, Meir Ben Shabbat, is now meeting (Monday) with his counterpart, the National Security Adviser of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Tahanon Ben Zayed, the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah Ben Zayed, the special adviser to the US President Jared Kushner and US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien at the palace of National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahanon in Abu Dhabi. Hawk, US Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates John Recolta, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz and other sources. As mentioned, the Israeli delegation led by the head of the National Security Council, Meir Ben Shabbat, and accompanied by several media people, landed this afternoon (Israel time) In Abu Dhabi. The delegation also includes the directors general of the Prime Minister's Office, Foreign Affairs, Health and Regional Cooperation. The plane has received permission to pass over Saudi Arabia.
The head of the National Security Staff, Meir Ben Shabbat, spoke in Arabic, and said in his opening remarks in Arabic: "Salam Aleichem and Rahamat Allah and his blessing." He said, "We have come here to make peace a reality. Cooperation can develop in agriculture, medicine and many fields. We are partners in the peace process for all the peoples of the region."
Jared Kushner said before boarding the plane at Ben Gurion Airport: "We are preparing to board a historic flight, the first flight in history between Israel and a country in the Gulf, an Arab country. We hope this will lead to another historic journey in the Middle East. I prayed yesterday at the Western Wall that they would see this flight, and that everyone, the children of God, would recognize it. This is an optimistic period and I hope that prosperity and peace are possible throughout the world. "


A list of topics discussed by members of the Israeli delegation with their eminent counterparts during the historic visit was also published. In the field of diplomacy, we discussed the establishment of full relations, including the opening of missions and the setting of an agreed date for this.
In addition, we discussed the outline of bilateral dialogues between the two countries. On the subject of finance and economics, the members of the delegations discuss the establishment of a tax treaty to establish tax rules, cooperation in the field of anti-money laundering, the establishment of an investment protection agreement, and the initiation of a feasibility study to establish a financial protocol between countries. In the field of aviation, the delegations will deal with the establishment of an aviation agreement and an agreement on the opening of direct airlines. In addition, the issue of visas for visitors will be mutually regulated.
In the field of trade, the members of the delegations dealt with investment and innovation matters and established a trade-economic framework agreement between the countries. The agreement will anchor investments in specific sectors, including energy and hotels. They will also engage in collaboration in the field of research and development and the establishment of a joint fund for innovation. In the field of health will promote strategic cooperation around the corona virus. In addition, an agreement will be promoted for cooperation between the health bodies in the field of emergency preparedness.

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