Today, Tuesday, the White House witnessed the signing of an agreement to normalize relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, and US President Donald Trump promised that other countries from the region would join for normalization, while the signatories spoke of the start of a new historical stage.
The signing was attended by Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al Zayani.
As the signing ceremony began, Trump said that Israel, the UAE and Bahrain would exchange ambassadors and cooperate with each other as friendly countries.
He added that these agreements will establish a comprehensive peace in the region based on friendship and mutual respect, and will stipulate allowing Muslims around the world to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque.
"These agreements affirm freedom from previous failed approaches, and there are other countries that will catch up," Trump said.
Changing the Middle East
As for the UAE foreign minister, he said that the aim of the peace treaties is to work for the stability of the region, believing that they will help to stand more by the Palestinian people.
He added that any option other than peace would mean devastation, poverty and human suffering, considering that today is witnessing an event that will change the Middle East.
Abdullah bin Zayed thanked the Israeli prime minister for "choosing peace," and said, "This initiative would not have been possible without the efforts of the American president."
For his part, Netanyahu said that "the peace that we are witnessing today is not only between the leaders but between the peoples of Israel, the Emirates and Bahrain," stressing that it will continue and that it can put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict forever.
The moment of signing the agreement (Reuters)
A new dawn
and Netanyahu promised that other countries would join the peace agreements, considering that this day is a historic shift and heralds a new dawn for peace.
"We are full of deep gratitude to President Trump for his decisive leadership and he has stood by Israel with courage. I thank President Trump for facing Tehran and for his efforts in America, the Middle East and the world," he added.
"I have worked to strengthen the foundations of Israel so that it becomes very strong, because force leads to peace," Netanyahu said.
As for Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, he said that today represents a historic moment for all peoples of the Middle East, and that the agreement is a historic step on the road to lasting peace.
The Bahraini minister considered that the Middle East has been delayed for a very long time due to lack of trust, and that effective cooperation is the best way to achieve peace and preserve rights.
Al-Zayani thanked President Trump for his efforts that "made peace a reality," adding, "We welcome and appreciate the steps taken by Israel to achieve peace."
Netanyahu during his meeting with Trump prior to the signing (Reuters)
Before the elections and
prior to the signing of the agreement, US President Donald Trump held separate meetings in the White House with each of the Bahraini delegation, then the Emirati delegation and finally the Israeli delegation.
This event comes 7 weeks before the US presidential election, in which Trump hopes to win a second term.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that the Acting Ambassador of Sudan to the United States arrived at the signing ceremony at the White House, after the Sultanate of Oman announced earlier that it would send its ambassador to attend the ceremony.