UAE, Bahrain sign Israel deals at White House ceremony

Trump said “there’s more to follow” as Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain sign the US-mediated normalization deals.
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Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. Prime Minister Netanyahu signed a peace deal with the UAE and a declaration of intent to make peace with Bahrain. - Alex Wong/Getty Images
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Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates formally inked normalization deals with Israel on Tuesday in a signing ceremony hailed by President Donald Trump as one that would “change the course of history.”

“After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East,” Trump said from the White House balcony overlooking the South Lawn. 

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