Relations between Arab states and Israel need to shift to help progress towards ...
DUBAI - Relations between Arab states and Israel need to shift to help progress towards peace with the Palestinians, a senior United Arab Emirates official was quoted on Thursday as saying.
The decision by many Arab countries not to talk with Israel has complicated finding a solution over the decades, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said, according to Abu Dhabi-based daily The National. “Because clearly, you have to really dissect and divide between having a political issue and keeping your lines of communication open.”
They also followed a visit last month by Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Gulf Arab states to seek support for the economic portion of a long-awaited U.S. proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Gulf Arab states host U.S. troops and are important for Washington’s regional defense policy.Israel has formal diplomatic relations with only two Arab states, neighboring Egypt and Jordan.
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