Israeli, UAE politicians to visit White House for agreement ceremony

The United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to establish relations in late August. The UAE is only the third country in the Arab world to recognize Israel, and Donald Trump is talking up the issue during the US elections.
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The Emirati, Israeli and US flags are picture attached to an airplane of Israel's El Al, adorned with the word "peace" in Arabic, English and Hebrew, upon its arrival at the Abu Dhabi airport in the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE, on Aug. 31, 2020. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will officially sign an agreement establishing relations at the White House next week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a tweet on Tuesday that he will travel to Washington after being invited by US President Donald Trump to the ceremony. UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan will also attend, and the event will take place on Sept. 15, Reuters reported.

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