19 MEE employees, „No normalization with Israel without a Palestinian state,“ says the Saudi royal family, Middle East Eye, August 21, 2020, www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-israel-normalisation-palestinian-state-turki-alfaisal. As always, because the entire agreement, with its possible secret clauses, is not yet known; The truth is more complex. A moving question about Israel`s long-term veto of the sale of sophisticated military equipment to Arab states, including F-35 aircraft and advanced drones, was immediately raised, with senior Israeli and UAE officials quickly contradicting each other.4 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the agreement as a path to peace in the Middle East and welcomed the suspension of annexation of territories in the West Bank. British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian expressed similar sentiments, with the former adding that it was time for direct dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, while the latter said it created an opportunity to resume talks. [106] France and Germany saw the agreement as the hope of a two-state solution. [34] German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to congratulate him. [107] The agreement also allowed Netanyahu to circumvent the three-time annexation of the West Bank, a step inspired by ambiguous formulations of the Trump peace plan, which Netanyahu understood as catastrophic for the country. Despite the support of its noisy right-wing settler base, the annexation is not unanimously supported by Israeli voters.10 Of course, the Israeli security establishment has repeatedly warned that the Arab world (particularly the United Arab Emirates) has warned of possible consequences and that the Trump administration has refrained from publicly declaring its support. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE`s de facto ruler, says that his price for the deal was Israel`s agreement to stop the annexation of large parts of the West Bank.
China said it welcomed attempts to reduce hostilities in the Middle East through the agreement and hoped to resume the Israeli-Palestinian dialogue and added that it would continue to support the Palestinian people. [126] South Korea welcomed the agreement and added that it hoped it would contribute to peace and stability in the region. „The State of Israel and the Republic of Sudan have agreed on peace,“ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
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