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PA reportedly restores ambassadors to UAE, Bahrain

Ramallah had recalled envoys in protest of of Abu Dhabi and Manama's decision to normalize ties with Jerusalem, a move it decried as a "betrayal" of the Palestinian cause. 

by  ILH Staff
Published on  11-19-2020 11:32
Last modified: 05-16-2022 16:28
PA reportedly restores ambassadors to UAE, BahrainAP/Nasser Nasser

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas | File photo: AP/Nasser Nasser

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The Palestinian Authority has quietly restored its ambassadors to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates this week, according to Wednesday reports in several media outlets.

The PA did not officially confirm the reports in Reuters, Saudi-backed Al-Arabiya, and the Palestinian news agency Maan.

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Ramallah had recalled envoys to the Emirates in September, in protest of Abu Dhabi and Manama's decision to normalize ties with Jerusalem, a move it decried as a "betrayal" of the Palestinian cause.

Once the UAE and Bahrain announced plans to normalize ties with Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called both envoys back to Ramallah for consultations. The move, likely meant to exercise diplomatic pressure on the Gulf states, proved unsuccessful.

In mid-September, the Arab League struck down a draft resolution presented by the PA that would have condemned normalization with Israel.

According to the reports, restoring the Palestinian ambassadors heralds a policy shift on the part of the PA in the wake of Joe Biden's victory in the US presidential elections.

Another expression of the Palestinian shift came on Tuesday night when Ramallah accnounced it was resuming civil and security cooperation with Israel. Ties were suspended in May over Israel's now-shelved plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley.

Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh wrote on Twitter that "the relationship with Israel will return to how it was" after PA President Mahmoud Abbas received confirmation that Israel remained committed to past agreements with the Palestinians.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said the decision to resume cooperation with Israel was based in part on confronting the health crisis.

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