Jared Kushner, advisor to the US President, considered that the Arab League’s failure to condemn the normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel constitutes an important shift in the region, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that he will travel to Washington on Sunday to sign the agreement.
According to the Axios news site, Kushner said that "the Arab League's failure to condemn the normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel is evidence of an important transformation in the Middle East," considering that the patience of the countries supporting the Palestinians has run out and that they are seeking normalization with Israel in a way that serves their interests.
He also indicated that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain allow Israeli airlines to use their airspace when heading east towards Asia, and that any Israeli airline that requests a license to use Saudi airspace in order to go east will obtain it.
Kushner confirmed that President Donald Trump's administration's offer to the Palestinians will be waiting for them at a time when they are ready to negotiate, considering that the stalemate in the negotiations benefited the Israelis by confiscating land, while the Palestinians received more European aid.
The US President’s advisor said that consultations are still ongoing regarding the sale of F-35s to the UAE, and that the Trump administration understands Israel's security concerns, stressing the need to take into account the fact that Iran borders the UAE.
This came after the Palestinian ambassador to the League of Arab States, Muhannad Al-Aklouk, revealed on Wednesday evening that a draft resolution presented by Palestine at a meeting at the level of foreign ministers condemning the normalization agreement between the UAE and Israel, without naming the states that refused.
The Palestinian diplomat added that his country was surprised that some Arab countries (which he did not mention) did not adhere to the agreed text, but rather tried to add clauses that would legitimize the normalization agreement between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.
On the other hand, Netanyahu said, "I will go to Washington Sunday, where we will sign a historic peace agreement between Israel and the UAE. We have achieved peace on our own way, peace in exchange for peace, and this opens a new era between Israel and the Arab countries."
He added that he wrote 20 years ago about this goal and worked years to achieve it, and that this moment has come. "According to my estimates, other countries will join the circle of peace with us."