Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that Israel's relations with the Arab countries that signed the Abraham Accords for normalization contributed significantly to strengthening regional security and stability, and while America renewed its commitment to "Israel's security", Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani congratulated his Israeli counterpart on assuming his position in the government. New Israeli.

The Israeli minister added that Israel's relations with the Arab countries that signed the Abraham Accords (the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco) resulted in trade worth $2.850 billion last year.

Cohen announced that he intends to attend the second "Negev Forum summit", which will be held in Morocco next March.

And in 2020, 4 Arab countries, the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, signed the Abraham Accord of Normalization with Israel, under the auspices of US President Donald Trump at the time.

Bahraini Emirati congratulations

In a related context, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani discussed, on Monday, with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, the political situation in the region and bilateral cooperation.

This came during a phone call between the two ministers, according to the Bahrain News Agency, which is the first between them following the formation of the new Israeli government on Thursday.

During the call, the Bahraini foreign minister congratulated his Israeli counterpart on assuming the position of foreign minister in the new Israeli government, expressing his aspiration to develop bilateral cooperation, according to the agency.

For his part, the Israeli Foreign Minister stressed the importance of continuing communication and joint coordination between the two sides, in a way that serves the common interests of the two countries.

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On Saturday, the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on forming his government, expressing his aspiration to strengthen relations between the two countries in the next stage, according to a statement issued by Netanyahu's office.

The statement added that the Emirati president called, in a phone call, on Netanyahu and his wife to make an official visit to the UAE, and indicated that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Netanyahu agreed that the visit would be soon.

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On Thursday, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu took the constitutional oath in front of Parliament, to become Prime Minister of Israel for the sixth time.

The government consists of 6 extreme right-wing parties, namely "Likud", "Shas", "United Torah Judaism", "Noam", "Religious Zionism" and "Jewish Power", and Palestinian and Israeli parties say that this new government is the most right-wing in the history of Israel.

American commitment

In turn, the United States renewed, on Monday, its continued commitment to the principle of the two-state solution, and its opposition to policies that endanger it, stressing at the same time its commitment to "Israel's security."

This came in a statement by the US State Department, following a phone call between Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, in which Blinken congratulated Cohen on his assumption of his new position.

In turn, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that he discussed with his American counterpart several issues, including the importance of normalization agreements and their expansion, and joint activity to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Cohen added that he informed Blinken that strategic relations with the United States are a top priority for the Israeli government.

The US Secretary of State had pledged to continue opposing Israeli settlements or annexing lands in the occupied West Bank, but stressed that he would judge the new government of Benjamin Netanyahu by its actions and not by its far-right members.

"We will continue to unequivocally oppose any actions that undermine prospects for a two-state solution, including but not limited to settlement expansion or moves in The direction of annexing lands in the West Bank or changing the historical status quo of holy sites, demolitions, evictions and incitement to violence.

And last July, during his meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank, US President Joe Biden affirmed that "his commitment as president of the United States to achieving the two-state solution has not changed, and it is a solution that includes the existence of an independent, sovereign and geographically contiguous Palestine."

He added, "The goal of a two-state solution may seem far-fetched due to the restrictions imposed on the Palestinians, and the Palestinian people feel sad."

Biden continued, "Despair and despair cannot shape our future, even if the ground is not ready to breathe life into the negotiations. We are trying to build momentum to breathe life into the peace path, and we must put an end to the violence."