No other Arab state has said so far it is considering following the UAE, which agreed to normalise ties with Israel in a US-brokered deal announced on Aug 13. Israel's neighbours Egypt and Jordan reached peace deals with it decades ago, but other Arab states have long held the position that Israel must agree to give more land to the Palestinians for a state before ties can be normalised. Israel and the United States have said they are pushing more Arab countries to follow the UAE's path. Asked by UAE state news agency WAM when the next Arab state could normalise ties, Kushner, son-in-law to President Donald Trump, was quoted as saying: "Let's hope it's months." The UAE-Israel deal was welcomed by some Gulf countries but has been met by overwhelming Palestinian opposition.

Source: bd News24 September 01, 2020 13:41 UTC