The first TV appearance of an Israeli official on Dubai TV
The "Emirates Message of Peace" program on Dubai TV hosted the Israeli government spokesman from Tel Aviv, Ophir Gendaman, in the first television appearance of an Israeli official on Dubai TV, along with writer and political analyst Dr. Bashir Abdel Fattah from Cairo, and the studio guest, Muhammad Jalal Al-Raisi, Executive Director of the Emirates News Agency "WAM".
On the Israeli vision for the peace treaty with the UAE, Ofir Gendaman from Tel Aviv said: “The Israeli vision is quite similar to the Emirati vision ... and we consider this treaty to be historic not only in the field of relations between the two parties, but also in the history of the Middle East, as we believe this treaty is It may contribute to pushing the peace process with the Palestinians forward, so we attach very great importance to it. ”He added:“ We want these new relations with the UAE to be expanded, effective and beneficial to both parties, and I think that there is great optimism in Israel about this treaty and its benefits, and we welcome Of course, with this great achievement achieved by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as by the leadership of the Emirates, and this is a new page in the history of the Middle East, because we are certainly living through historical days. ”
On the most prominent possible areas of cooperation between the UAE and Israel in the first phase of the peace treaty, Gendman said: “We look forward to establishing cooperation in various fields. In the field of aviation, there has been talk about launching direct flights between Tel Aviv, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and there will be agricultural, economic and medical cooperation. Regarding the search for a vaccine for the (Corona) pandemic, and there will be cooperation that will benefit the two parties in various fields without exception. ”He continued, saying:“ I think that these relations will be similar to our relations with Britain, France and any other country in the world, except that there is a special meaning here. Because, for the first time, these relations are between Israel and a leading and advanced Gulf state, and a global leader in many fields.
The writer and political analyst d stopped. Bashir Abdel Fattah from Cairo, when the peace treaty brought the Palestinian issue back to the first square of concern in the region, saying: “Among the many achievements this treaty has accomplished, in addition to stopping the annexation processes of the Palestinian lands, the Jordan Valley, settlements and others, is the revival of hope in the peace process again. For almost years, this negotiation process has been experiencing a remarkable stalemate, and there has been no real breakthrough to bring the peace process back to its normal course, for this reason I think that this treaty will help revive the peace process, because there are new incentives for this peace that could have positive echoes on the Palestinian interior as well as the Israeli inside ».