An Israeli team participates in the Dubai Bicycle Tour that kicks off today, Sunday, and Israeli news sites reported that the Israeli professional team had arrived in the UAE, and it was received by Emirati officials.
The team will participate in shirts that carry the colors of the Israeli flag in the Emirates tour, which will last for a week during which the participants cross all over the Emirates from Dubai, and it will be transferred to several countries in the world, including Israel.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that for the first time, an Israeli team will participate in a bicycle race in the Emirates in the coming days.
And the Israeli Foreign Ministry, in a statement published through its account, "Israel in Arabic", quoted an Israeli participant as saying to the official Israeli channel Kan, "The feeling is great, the Emirates is a special place that is breathtaking, I am received with arms, and the people here are very friendly."
For the first time, an Israeli team will participate in a bicycle race in the Emirates in the coming days. In an interview with Kan channel, an Israeli cyclist who will participate in the race under the flag of Israel said: "The feeling is great. The UAE is a breathtaking place. I am met with hugs and the people here are very friendly." - Israel in Arabic (@IsraelArabic) February 22, 2020 |
The Emirates Tawaf 2020 will be held in all seven emirates from Sunday to next Saturday.
Although the UAE does not have public relations with Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials have stated on more than one occasion that there is rapprochement with it and with other Arab and Islamic countries.
Israel has also announced that it will participate in the Dubai Expo 2020 officially, and the American Exeus website also reported on February 4 that Israel and the UAE signed in December last year a non-aggression agreement between them, in a step that paves the way for the normalization of relations between the two countries.