Israeli Cabinet Ratifies Deal on Ties with UAE

Israeli Cabinet Ratifies Deal on Ties with UAE

by Naharnet Newsdesk 25 October 2020, 16:18

















Israel's government on Sunday gave final approval to the normalization of ties with the United Arab Emirates, an official statement said, after lawmakers ratified the pact earlier this month. 

The government's weekly cabinet meeting also endorsed sending an agreement on establishing diplomatic relations with Bahrain to parliament for its go ahead, the statement further said. 

The UAE in August became the third Arab state to establish relations with Israel following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. It was quickly followed by Bahrain.

The US-brokered deals were formalized at the White House on September 15.

On Friday the White House announced that Sudan was to be the latest Arab nation to recognize Israel,