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‘We Are Making History’: First UAE Official Delegation Visits Israel as Abraham Accords Blossom

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- [Chris] Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu hosted

the meeting just after thefirst commercial flight ever

from the UAE landed atIsrael's Ben Gurion airport.

- Today we are making history.

We are making history in a way

that will stand for generations.

This is the first ever official visit

from the United Arab Emirates to Israel.

This is the first time since the signing

of the historic agreementin the White House

that the government of Israel

and the UAE will be signing concrete,

practical agreements of cooperation.

- We are committed tosupport legal framework

for the movement of people and goods

and for fostering a continuousbusiness-friendly environment

between the UAE and the state of Israel.

- [Chris] On Monday, USTreasury Secretary Mnuchin

attended signings ofmemorandum of understanding

in Abu Dhabi between theUAE and Israeli companies.

On Sunday, Mnuchin andjoined Israeli officials

on the first LL flightever to land in Bahrain.

Bahrain joined the UAE at the last minute

in signing the Abraham Accordsin Washington in September.

- Today we build on that historic occasion

at the White House last month,

taking the next steps toimplement a declaration

in support of peace andthe Abraham Accords.

- The opportunitieshere are quite enormous,

both economic, trade, investment,

cultural and securitybetween the three countries.

- [Chris] Israel and Bahrainsigned a joint communique

on establishing peaceful anddiplomatic relations on Sunday.

US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman,

said they were in the land of Abraham

where his sons, Isaac and Ishmael

had reconciled 3,500 years ago.

- Today, we're bringingthe Bible back to life.

The children of Isaac andthe children of Ishmael

are reconciling onceagain in this holy land

and in Bahrain and in theUnited Arab Emirates as well.

It's another historic dayamong many historic days

that the Trump administrationhas brought to this region.

- [Chris] I'm Chris Mitchell,"CBN News," Jerusalem.

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