‘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.