During an Oval Office summit with the prime ministers of Israel and Sudan to outline the latest treaty, Mr Trump said Saudi Arabia would be among the Middle East countries to follow. (While it backtracked on imposing sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, many analysts believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was never serious about annexation.) Among Arab belligerents in the conflict, Iraq and Syria are the only states who have reached no formal peace accord or treaty with Israel, both however turning to support Iran. Iraq and Syria should be knocking on the door any day now. Europeans say they want cooperation with Washington. Before last month, the only Arab states to have peace treaties with Israel were neighbouring Egypt and Jordan - both of which had lands occupied by Israel following the 1967 war. With the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, that’s THREE Arab countries to have done so in … This peace treaty deemed as the “Abraham Accord” was announced on August 13th, and outlines Israel’s plan to stop annexing Palestinian territories in the West Bank. Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979. And earlier this month, an Emirati royal bought a large stake in an Israeli soccer team (which, perversely, is known for its racist shunning of Arab and Muslim players)—in the kind of high-profile investment that until recently seemed unimaginable. In 1994, Israel signed a peace treaty with neighboring Jordan, and in … Iraq and Syria should be knocking on the door any day now. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The former U.S. national security advisor describes Washington’s decision to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara as “yet another low” for the Trump administration he once served. Thousands of Israeli tourists have visited Abu Dhabi since direct flights were inaugurated in late August. One of the first calls I get,” he said. The two countries had previously been involved in significant military battles, including the War of Independence in 1948, the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Jews want peace. The decision by four Arab countries to forge ties with Israel in 2020 was not about peace, love, or understanding. 1979 - Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab country sets out plans for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Sinai within three years. since direct flights were inaugurated in late August. The last several months have seen a flurry of diplomatic activity as the US has brokered diplomatic pacts, known as the Abraham Accords, between Israel and the United Arab … At least five more' Middle East countries to sign peace deals with Israel, Trump says. The Israel peace treaty could signify the beginning of the End Times and quite possibly the "birth pains" that Jesus mentioned would precede the great tribulation. Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with U.S. help, making Morocco the fourth Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past four months. He makes his home in Abu Dhabi, where he acts as an advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The United Arab Emirates has agreed to sign a peace deal with Israel. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Their latest actions speak a different language. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. He makes his home in Abu Dhabi, where he acts as an advisor to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Let’s make a deal. The peace treaties between the UAE, Bahrain and Israel are signed Netanyahu: 'Treaty could end Arab-Israel conflict once and for all' The UAE and Bahrain join Egypt and Jordan as the only Arab countries to have peace treaties with Israel. In this piece, reporter. In this piece, Samuel Ramani, a nonresident fellow at the Gulf International Forum, argues that Abu Dhabi’s growing relationship with Russia makes the arms deal counterproductive for the United States. It is not a peace treaty because Israel has not been at war with either of the two Gulf Arab states. And yet, the normalization deals stand as the most significant breakthrough in the Arab-Israeli conflict since the 1990s. Inbar agreed that to call the accords a groundbreaking peace deal would be "exaggerated."