Mohamed Al Khajja, first Emirati ambassador to arrive Israel

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JERUSALEM, 2 March, 2021 (TON): On Monday, UAE’s first ambassador to Israel arrived.

The official came to present his credentials to President Reuvin Rivlin to start his posting in Tel Aviv; however, he met the FM Gabi Ashkenazi in Jerusalem ahead of meeting the president.

In a new phase of diplomatic relations between the countries, Al Kaja said, “relations will remain a beacon of light and hope in human history, for all of the peace-loving people.” Israel and the UAE announced what has become known as the “Abraham Accords” in August to normalize ties under a US-brokered deal. The name refers to the patriarch of the world’s three major monotheistic religions.

Until last August, Egypt and Jordan were the only Arab states to have signed peace treaties with Israel, in 1979 and 1994, respectively as the U.S. broke deals to start relations between the two, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.

 

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