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.
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.
“These agreements prove that the nations of the region are breaking free from the failed approaches of the past. Today’s signing sets history on a new course, and there will be other countries very, very soon that will follow these great leaders,” he said.
The Trump administration announced in mid-August that Israel had agreed to hold off annexing large portions of the West Bank in exchange for cooperation with the UAE on various issues, including tourism, direct flights and investment.
