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UAE-Israel deal 'creates momentum for peace talks with Palestinians'

World nations welcome the historic decision by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish full diplomatic ties, say it will promote regional stability, and express hope it will advance the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

by  News Agencies and ILH Staff
Published on  08-16-2020 11:34
Last modified: 08-16-2020 14:09
UAE-Israel deal 'creates momentum for peace talks with Palestinians'AFP/Gali Tibbin, Odd Andersen

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed | File photo: AFP/Gali Tibbin, Odd Andersen

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Many countries and leaders continued over the weekend to welcome the historic decision by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to establish full diplomatic ties.

The US-brokered accords makes the UAE the first Persian Gulf state to forge official diplomatic relations with Israel and the third Arab country overall to normalize relations with the Jewish state, following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.

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The deal has also given way to reports that other Gulf states were now mulling normalizing relations with Israel

The Gulf state of Oman said that it supported the United Arab Emirates' decision to normalize ties with Israel, saying it hoped the accord would contribute to a comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace in the Middle East.

The statement by Muscat's Foreign Ministry spokesman, carried by state news agency ONA, called the UAE-Israel agreement "historic."

Madrid also issued a statement of support for the accord, saying it provided momentum for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Welcoming the normalization of relations, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said it provided a new opportunity to seek peace.

"What we think is important now is to use this context to give an impulse to the negotiations between Israel and Palestine, in accordance with the UN resolutions seeking a two-state solution, two states living in peace in security next to each other."

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry noted that the deal constituted a development that has far-reaching implications.

"Pakistan has an abiding commitment to the full realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination. Peace and stability in the Middle East region is also Pakistan's key priority," read a statement released by Islamabad.

"Pakistan's approach will be guided by our evaluation of how Palestinians' rights and aspirations are upheld and how regional peace, security and stability are preserved."

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in the accord paved the way for a resumption of talks between Israelis and Palestinians with the aim to establish two states, calling it "the only option" to achieve peace in the region.

The left-wing advocacy group J Street welcomed the deal, as well as the news that it spelled the temporary suspension of Israel's plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley.

"Clarification will be needed that this is not simply a short-term suspension of a disastrous idea, and the United States and the international community should be demanding that Israel commit permanently not to proceed with any unilateral annexation," the group said in a statement.

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"The agreement between Israel and the UAE to move toward fully normalized ties is also welcome news for all who wish to see a stable and prosperous Israel living in peace and security alongside all of its regional neighbors," the statement read. "It is just the latest evidence that dialogue and diplomacy, rather than unilateral action and belligerence, are the route to long-term security."

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