The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the extremist Knesset member, Itamar Ben Gvir, had accepted an official invitation from the UAE ambassador to Israel, Muhammad Al Khajah, despite the concerns expressed by European countries as well as the US administration about him.
The Embassy of the #UAE in #Tel_Aviv held yesterday an official reception on the occasion of the anniversary of #UAE_National_Day_51.
Many thanks to our friends from all over #Israel who shared with us the celebration of this precious occasion.
— UAE Embassy in Israel (@UAEinIsrael) December 2, 2022
This came during a ceremony held by the Abu Dhabi Embassy in Tel Aviv yesterday, Thursday, on the occasion of the UAE National Day, and Israeli media reported that the leader of the "Jewish Power" party, Itamar Ben Gvir, shook hands with the ambassador during the ceremony, which was also attended by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
There is no need for a bride to be married to a man every day.
שמחתי להשתתף הערב בנים בהשתתפות שגריר האמירויות בשראל, כך נראה שלום אמיתי 🇮🇱🇦🇪 pic.twitter.com/nwZF72jOXq
— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) December 1, 2022
Bin Ghafir said - in a tweet on Twitter - "I feel happy to participate in the ceremony held by the Emirati ambassador."
"This is what real peace looks like," he added.
For his part, Al Khaja said, "The UAE is here to show that unity means prosperity," pledging to continue "using diplomacy to strengthen relations through friendship and mutual respect," he said.
Last week, Netanyahu agreed to give Ben Gvir the national security portfolio within the framework of the government he seeks to form after being commissioned by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Today's children's children's children have a history of children's history.
Peace be upon you and Amity!
Quotes: אלירן אביטל pic.twitter.com/Es79Eo525S
- Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) December 1, 2022
And Itamar Ben Gvir, one of the students of the extremist Rabbi Meir Kahane, had long hung a picture of the perpetrator of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre in Hebron in 1994 on the wall of his house.
Last Sunday, Ben Gvir called for changing the shooting regulations in the West Bank to include shooting anyone carrying stones or Molotov cocktails.
@AmbAlKhaja says the #UAE is a country of many cultures and can teach anyone to be #tolerant loving and caring at the first ever #UAENationalDay51 by @UAEinIsrael pic.twitter.com/6l6wHHQ5ru
— Bruce Gurfein Bruce Gurfein (@BruceGurfein) December 1, 2022
And another of the heroes of AmbAlKhaja's family, 51 years of age.
הפריט עוצב באבו דאבי במיוחד לחגיגות pic.twitter.com/OEWPlMeXJ6
- Jacky Hugi (@JackyHugi) December 1, 2022
Ben Gvir is seen as an indicator of the phenomenon of the rise of the extreme right in Israel, and his supporters chanted at the election victory ceremony - early last month - the slogan "Death to the Arabs."
The UAE signed an agreement to normalize relations with the Israeli occupation at the White House in September 2020.