After the announcement, the signing.
On August 13, Israel and the Emirates announced that they had reached a landmark agreement, under the auspices of the United States, which made the Gulf oil monarchy the third Arab country to recognize the Hebrew state, after Egypt and the United States. Jordan.
Bahrain decided last week to do the same.
On Tuesday, the Emirates and Bahrain must therefore sign the normalization agreements with Israel during a ceremony at the White House.
The United Arab Emirates defended their decision to establish official relations with Israel on Tuesday.
"I hope the agreement will ease tension and promote dialogue" in the region, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Tuesday at a virtual press conference, saying that this cartel was "directed against no one".
At the same time, hundreds of demonstrators waving Palestinian flags are protesting in the occupied West Bank, Nablus and Hebron, and in the Gaza Strip against these agreements, described by the Palestinians as "betrayal" to their cause.
With AFP and Reuters
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