What a year we have in 2020 – wow, so many unexpected things are happening at an unbelievable speed! Who would have predicted this year we would see Israel normalise relations with the United Arab Emirates and also the country of Bahrain!
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Caption: Israel Flag, Courtesy: countryflags.com |
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| Caption: UAE Flag, Courtesy: countryflags.com |
In an era where so many other world events are unfolding with such acceleration, this Middle Eastern turn is certainly worth a note.
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| Caption: Bahrain Flag, Courtesy: countryflags.com |
Official sources stated Israel and the UAE will now ‘exchange embassies and ambassadors, and begin cooperation across the board and on a broad range of areas, including tourism, education, healthcare, trade, and security.’ See source Whitehouse Statements
As commonly known,
Israel normalised relation with Egypt way back in 1978 under the Camp David
Accords. It also improved its relations with Jordan two decades and a half ago.
Whatever the driving
factors for this latest shift, you got to say this is an epic story unfolding
in our lifetime. And who knows where it might lead! In the meantime, my mind recalls we are asked
to ‘pray for the peace of Jerusalem’ (so speak shalom/ salaam).
