As he has done several times in recent days, Trump predicted that he would then strike a quick deal with Iran to stem his nuclear deal if re-elected, when there was no sign that such a reconciliation was really imminent. “If I win the elections,” he said, “I will have a deal with Iran within 30 days.” For the UAE, the deal is actually a generous donation to Trump`s election campaign, while giving Abu Dhabi increased access to weapons and intelligence. A simple glimpse of the Israeli media will show how security-related companies are most excited about this deal. On August 16, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates opened direct telephone services. [15] Emirati company APEX National Investment and Israel`s Tera Group have signed a partnership agreement in COVID-19 research, making it the first commercial contract signed between companies from both nations since the normalization of relations. [137] Mossad Director Yossi Cohen arrived in the United Arab Emirates on August 18 to discuss security cooperation, regional developments, and issues related to the two countries with National Security Advisor Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It was the first visit by an Israeli official since the agreement was announced. [138] The United Arab Emirates officially ended its boycott of Israel on August 29. [139] — I am thinking, for example, of the famous handshake in the White House between Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin. The Uae and Israel have signed four visa waiver, aviation, economic cooperation and investment protection agreements.

Other leaders and factions, including the Islamic Jihadist Movement in Palestine, unanimously rejected the deal, according to Al Jazeera. The head of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mustafa Barghouti, said they were not surprised by the recent steps taken by the UAE and the fact that the UAE has never tried to fight Israel. He added that this could encourage other nations to ignore the Palestinian issue. Palestine Liberation Front leader Wasel Abu Yousef said the deal only gave Israel more influence over its occupation. ANP Social Affairs Minister Ahmed Majdalani said they are not aware of the deal in advance and that the UAE is deceiving others while unilaterally changing the Arab world`s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [67] This criticism is not unjustified. Israel has shown little interest in negotiations with the Palestinians, as it has tightened its grip on the West Bank and, along with Egypt, maintained a narrow fence around the Gaza Strip. The Trump administration has moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, ended or significantly limited aid to the Palestinians, and worked out a peace plan that the Palestinians see as grossly unfair to their national aspirations and rights. At the same time, Ramallah leaders see the continued normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE as a indication that Abu Dhabi has betrayed the Palestinian cause. For their part, the Emiratis do not want to subordinate their national interests to an ineffective and corrupt Palestinian leadership. All this indicates that in the short term, any expectation of new negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority has no place.

By eliminating the prospect of annexation, at least for now, it effectively eliminates a huge potential bone of contention between Israel and the West, not only the Europeans, but also the United States. So this is one of those agreements that, at first glance, may not seem as significant as some of the others we have talked about. President Trump`s so-called “deal of the century” to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians is a non-starter. . . .