didn't recognize israel they would raise the word israel from atlases in libraries in dubai i happen to be many still far foreign affairs of is where 25 years ago and i met with the bus. in sherman hundreds of pieces of president mubarak at the time we met several times with abdullah been very. was over there were on the south lawn of the white house reason ateneo heal a ship between israeli business easier relationship between our governments i was there for some 20 years and they still i do not deny it's very positive development that they are now ready to sign more formal agreement with south and open embassy than normalization debt good good news for the middle east it's a blow to the palestinians but i hope that we'll find a way to make it. so also. paid with full the prospect of. contacts with the palestinians not to otherwise not vote block to. the palestinians i should say the leaders have met with israeli leaders they certainly don't recognize israel diplomatically you mention the palestinians they completely reject the abraham accords and the deal of the century coming out

be with israel in the u.a.e. or with now the kingdom of bahrain the hope is that more arab nations will join on that this will be something to build on but again notable in all of this is with just 8 weeks until the u.s. election the goal that seems to be set up here is to indicate to american voters both for me and this is what i will do in my next term and the president has made that very clear in fact he was also talking and has said this in the past that he believes he can also get an agreement even within a month which seems like a very lofty timeframe for getting an agreement with iran something that he has not been able to achieve in this term but is now telling voters look vote for me and i'll get it done in my 2nd term so there seems to be a lot of electioneering going on in all of this in advance of the u.s. election and in advance of the historic signing that the administration says will be held here at the white house on tuesday yeah we should. use that caveat that that this really is all about electi

israel is getting a lot. what is israel giving back? >> this is the israeli press that wants to chip away. [shouting questions] president trump: i think what israel is getting and what israel is getting more than anything else is peace. they will have peace. as you know, u.a.e., united arab emirates is a great warring nation, a very powerful nation in the region. they very much wanted to do this. mohammed is a tremendous leader like bebe is a tremendous leader. it is important to have them first very early and, you know, the relationship is fantastic. a lot of people are surprised to see it. and as you know, we have bahrain. we have many nations ready to follow, many nations. i can't, no, not now. i won't. we'll be signing up other nations. these are very strong agreements. these are very strong. this is peace, this is sear race peace. so i think what israel gets, the most important thing they're getting by far is peace. [shouting questions] president trump: excuse me. one at a time, please. >> that one. president trump: which one? the

good evening israel and the p.l.o. are not far from a historic embrace and i remember there was a t.v. set was stations norwegian sweep feed me and everyone was talking in a. foreign language whose. p.l.o. going to be low. enough. it was all over the world and best was suddenly realized wow. we. talking. 29 years after declaring israel any illegal state the palestine liberation organization has decided to recognize israel's right to exist peacefully after decades of calling the p.l.o. a terrorist organization israel finally recognizes the p.l.o. as the legitimate representatives of the palestinian people given the history of the palestinians and the israelis which isn't also much of the rest of the world. you know were staggering. the last minute negotiations went on for a day and a half. when the hiker norwegian mediator arrived in jonas he said he had the historic documents a recognition in his back. of his doing he said modestly but belong to israeli prime minister rabin and p.l.o. chairman arafat in the one page le

trump has presided over the ceremony marking the normalization of relations between 2 arab states and israel leaders also united arab emirates and the rain joined trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to sign formal agreement it's it's the 1st time in more than a quarter of century that arab states have established diplomatic ties with israel . germany says it will take in more than 1500 migrants from the greek islands on top of the 150 unaccompanied children it already agreed to take the move follows a fire that destroyed the morea migrant camp on the greek island of les paul's leaving about 12000 displaced people living out mostly out in the open. russian opposition. has posted on social media for the 1st time since his poisoning last month he said a picture from the berlin hospital where he's being treated surrounded by his family his spokeswoman says he plans to return to russia after he recovers. this is news from roman follow us on twitter and on instagram news or visit our website at www dot com. or. the united arab emirates in bahrain today agreed to normalize relations

about the security of israel. and peace and development in the middle east i even have that there would be more engagement driven by germany and france to foster modernization development in the mediterranean and in the southern neighborhood and $2.00 and $3.00 need to get a conflict in the region souls all right christiane with germany's bevels mint foundation mr holmes we appreciate your time in your insights tonight thank you it's a pleasure talking to you don. they were sobering a warming yet not surprising words to day german chancellor angela merkel said that many jews living in germany today do not feel safe and she cautioned that anti-semitism in germany has never disappear merkel spoke today at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the central council of jews in germany the organization was created in the wake of the holocaust and has been a driving force in revitalizing jewish lives and culture here injure. a day of remembrance 70 years since the founding of the central council of jews in germany wh

since the founding of the state of israel in 1948, only two arab countries have made peace with israel. today at the white house, that number doubled as the uae and bahrain were brought together by donald trump to sign an agreement to normalise relations with the country. the signatures on the page took only a few seconds but it had taken decades to get here. applause. and for donald trump, with one eye on the forthcoming presidential election and another on his place in history, this was a sweet moment, a significant foreign policy victory. we're here this afternoon to change the course of history. after decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new middle east, thanks to the great courage of the leaders of these three countries, we take a major stride towards a future in which people of all faiths and backgrounds live together in peace and prosperity. for benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, whose political fortunes have gone through similar gyrations as donald trump's, this was a welcome relief from the domestic pressures of scandal and covid. to all of isra

israel does not accept this view, and neither does the trump administration. hagit 0fran has been opposing settlements for years as part of the organisation peace now. she speaks own language the sumarins live right next door to elad's city of david. they even share a fence. she speaks arabic hagit 0fran is at their home for a conference call with pro—palestinian activists ahead of the family's next quarter period. the sumarin house was claimed by the state of israel under the controversial absentee law in 1987. this law gave the government the right to seize the property of palestinians who have fled or were expelled during times of conflict. in 1991, the israeli government then sold the house to hemnutah, a subsidiary of the jewish national fund. one of the jnf‘s stated objectives is to buy and develop land on behalf of the jewish people. with funding and support from ngos and the palestinian authority, the sumarin family have been fighting to keep the home ever since. we asked elad if they had any part to play in this case. while the new legal case over

ros: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, also spoke. >> to all of israel's friends in the middle east, those who are with us today and those who will join us tomorrow, i say [ speaking arabic] peace unto thee. shalom. ros: and here is the uae foreign minister, speaking through a translator. translator: this new vision is beginning to take shape. it is not a slogan that we raise for political gain. as everyone looks forward to creating a more stable, prosperous, and secure future. ros: the deal ends a decades long economic boycott across the arab world of israel. new deals could be worth billions of dollars for each side. it also highlights a quote from an israeli minister, saying this is a chance to build a new middle east. as well as those trade deals, direct flights between israel and uae will commence for the first time and diplomatic offices are expected to open by the end of the year. the uae is looking to build itself further as a military power, and we think it will now have access to advanced u.s. fighter jets and other weaponry, as part of the deal. the uae has justified

. -- with israel. his highness has shown great leadership and foresight to make peace possible and secure a brighter future for our region. [applause] for the state of israel and prime minister netanyahu, we welcome and appreciate these steps from you and your government recognizing that enduring peace and security is only possible through a genuine engagement that protects the rights and interests of countries and peoples in the region. [applause] in particular, i want to express my deep appreciation to president, donald trump. [applause] and his administration. mr. president, your statesmanship and tireless efforts have brought us here today and made peace a reality. [applause] and to secretary pompeo, senior adviser, jared kushner, and special representative, avi, who has -- [applause] -- and others, many others, who have carried out their mandates with dedication and skill. ladies and gentlemen, today's agreement is an important first step, and it is now incumbent upon us to work urgently and activ

good evening israel and the p.l.o. are not far from a historic embrace and i remember there was a t.v. set with people who stations norwegian swede feed me and everyone was talking in. foreign language was all slow going to be alone happy days for no no. no i was. all over the world but it was suddenly realized wow. it's talking. 29 years after declaring israel an illegal state the palestine liberation organization has decided to recognize israel's right to exist peacefully and after decades of calling the p.l.o. a terrorist organization israel finally recognizes the p.l.o. as the legitimate representative of the palestinian people given the history of the palestinians and the israelis which is involved so much of the rest of the world. you know were staggering. the last minute negotiations went on for a day and a half. but when the haggard norwegian mediator arrived in tone as he said he had the historic documents a recognition in his back was 6 ask wasn't his doing he said modest labor belong to israeli prime ministe

death to israel. i said we give them $750 million a year, why didn't somebody cut off those payments? well, we didn't think it would be appropriate. well, i do and we cut off the payments. other countries give them money, you are dealing with rich countries. the countries are signing with us all of them will be siebed with us. i spoke to the king of saudi arabia, we had a great conversation. i think positive things will happen there, too, he's a great gentleman and the crown prince, we spoke with the crown prince. we've made tremendous strides and this is peace in the middle east without blood all over the sand. is say it. right now it's been blood all over the sand for decades and decades and daek eds. all they do, fight and kill people and nobody gets anything. this is strong peace, really strong peace, and it is a different way. we went in the backdoor, i call it the smart door. we are getting people and the palestinians will absolutely be a member. i don't say that with any bravado, the palestinia

i want to congratulate the people of israel. i want to congratulate the people from the kingdom of bahrain. i want to thank their tremendous leadership and their want to congratulate the people of the middle east, because the first deal you were able to accomplish was so popular that things are really starting to move in a really strong direction. and this makes america safer. ed allows us to bring our troops home. ed allows us to work on bringing onit allows us to work bringing prosperity to american communities. president trump: thank you, jared. pence: mr.ent president, i can think of no more fitting tribute to the heroes that were forged on this day 19 years ago, and all the heroes that were forged on battlefields ever since, that to see this peace agreement announced today. and mr. president, you said from early on that we could stand with israel and we could stand for peace. was very first foreign trip to the arab world, to reach out to create new alliances. our support for israel when you moved the american embassy to jer

and the people of israel for finding a way forward. to begin to take one more step towards peace in the middle east. and to know that in this president and in the american people they willhave an outline . the good book says blessed are the peacemakers and mister president i just want to graduate you. i want to congratulate the prime minister netanyahu and king ahmed of bahrain on bringing peace. between their nations and widening the reese reach a peace in the world. regulations. >> thank you very much mike. a wonderful ambassador to israel, david friedman has been really something. then, i knew him for a long time. he was one of the most accessible lawyers in the country by far reedit and at least based on his paycheck i can tell you that.and he is a great lawyer, he's a great talent and a great deal maker and i put in there for a reason that i put in there to get done. i said don't just be a regular ambassador. get it done, see if you can bring peace to the middleeast . david please. >> i will always be indebted to you for giving me

israel wants peace. and they're a great warring nation if they have to be. you see that. they have the best equipment, the best of everything, but they don't want this. after all of these years, everyboeven bb gets tired of war. they're a strong nation, a strong power, a strong military nation but they want to get on with their lives. israel wants peace. they really want peace and i give this gentleman a great deal of credit. >> thank you. mr. president, i heard a question from one of the people here, does israel feel isolated? heck no! we're breaking out to the entire world because we have a strong, free economy because we have a strong military and because we have a strong relationship with the president of the united states and the american people. and i can tell you that we have a strong relationship throughout the middle east. the president intimated how many countries are waiting to join this circle of peace. israel doesn't feel isolated at all. it is enjoying the greatest diplomatic triumph of its

to accomplish that goal i work to make israel strong, very strong. for history has taught us that strength brings security, strength brings allies and ultimately and this is something president trump has said again and again, ultimately strength brings peace. [ applause ] king david expressed this basic truth thousands of years ago in our eternal capital jerusalem. his prayer immortalized in the book of psalms in the bible echos from our glorious past and guides us towards a brilliant future. [ speaking foreign language ] may god give strength to his people, may god bless his people with peace. mr. president, distinguished guests, this week is rosh hashana and what a blessing we bring to the new year, a blessing of friendship, a blessing of hope, a blessing of peace. thank you. [ applause ] >> fantastic. >> thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, his highness, the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the united arab emirates. [ applause ] >> mr. president, mr. prime minister, and my friend, distinguished guests -- [ speaking forei

one winner in this is israel. the palestinian factions have come together to talk for the first time in a long time. it is disgraceful this should have taken a situation as critical as this to get both of these bankrupt factions and the other political formations to get to this book point. it is absolutely essential that the palestinians unify their ranks and come forward with a position that is clear to the rest of the world. this is the basis on which we will negotiate, we refuse the united states as immediate —— mediator, it is the most bias possible state possible. this is what we want and this is how we intend to achieve it. nobody knows those things because there is no such thing today as palestinian diplomacy. there is no such thing as palestinian public relations. those are things that have to be done on the basis of unity which the palestinians hopefully will be moving towards. maybe this is a step in that direction. professor, thank you very much. you're very welcome. india has now crossed an unfortu

about the security of israel. and peace and development in the middle east i even have that there would be more engagement also driven by germany and france to foster modernization development in the mediterranean and in the southern neighborhood and to read to get a conflict in the region souls all right christiane one of with germany's bevels when foundation mr holmes we appreciate your time in your insights tonight thank you it's a pleasure talking to you don. they were sobering a warming yet not surprising words today german chancellor angela merkel said that many jews living in germany today do not feel safe and she cautioned that anti-semitism in germany has never disappear merkel spoke today at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the central council of jews in germany the organization was created in the wake of the holocaust and has been a driving force in revitalizing jewish lives and culture here injure. a day of remembrance 70 years since the founding of the central council of jews in germany whic

that would pressure the palestinians into reaching a peace deal with israel. deb your correspondent. in washington tells about this important day. well certainly important historic to see these 4 men sitting together signing these diplomatic pacts the abraham accords were signed by all 4 parties and israel for its part signed separate pacts with the united arab emirates and bought in the specifics of the deal though are not fully known as they are keeping much of it under wraps and it still has to go through the israeli parliament but it looks like there is a push here to enhance trade relations i do want to point out the fact that both of these gulf nations already have relations with israel in the shadows for years and now they're certainly looking to expand on ties in the open experts say that this deal to normalize is also very much about iran that the bahrain and israel view iran as a threat in the region so while economics engagement is a major part of these deals so is the perceived security threat from iran so might other arab countries also look to no

israel's. fight. now. same stuff some for you said tom. i know others call an election nearing for trump and ya. know i mean the sitting in for richard good and you're watching the listening post working from home here are the media stories we're covering this week the abraham accords behind all the talk about peace between israel and the gulf states there is a lot of posturing and even more p.r. . in the united states an affiliate of the un does either network 80 plus is ordered to the edge as a foreign agent. they've reported on mounting crises a chronically corrupt government a collapsing state and then came the blast what's it like to be a journalist in lebanon today. and a saudi musician teams up with an israeli one to create one of the many more the videos that have come in the wake of the abraham accords. the talk in the middle east these days is of normalization between gulf states and israel just this past week the united arab emirates and the kingdom of bahrain formally signed what was being sold as historic peace deals with isra

since the founding of the state of israel in 1948, only two arab countries have made peace with israel. today at the white house, that number doubled as the uae and bahrain were brought together by donald trump to sign an agreement to normalise relations with the country. the signatures on the page took only a few seconds but it had taken decades to get here. and for donald trump, with one eye on the forthcoming presidential election and another on his place in history, this was a sweet moment, a significant foreign policy victory. we're here this afternoon to change the course of history. after decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new middle east, thanks to the great courage of the leaders of these three countries, we take a major stride towards a future in which people live together in peace and prosperity. for benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, whose political fortunes have gone through similar gyrations as donald trump's, this was a welcome relief from the domestic pressures of scandal and covid. to all of israel's friends in the middle east, those w

israel and also israel and bahrain but neither of these countries is formally at war so it is important to note that there and the other goal in all of this that the administration is trying to do is show the trumpet supporters particularly even christians that he is keeping a campaign promise to make sure that israel is stable in the middle east and again that comes part and parcel with this positioning against iran that it sees this as a next essential threat to israel's security. so this is something very important for donald trump to achieve in advance of the u.s. election which is less than 8 weeks away it's important to keep his supporters satisfied and potentially bring on new ones all right thanks very much kimberly elke at the white house let's get to have a full set then he joins us by skype from west jerusalem and of course harry you know the after decades of hostility that has increasingly been in recent years these shared common interests between israel and the gulf states and agreements like this one just i suppose formalized those existing links they formalize those links

then they strengthened israel's hand, as well. interesting enough, the previous administration had the worst relationship with israel since existence in 1948. so these are the two catalysts that have driven us to this momentous occasion and it is quite remarkable. >> harris: real quickly, we've had so much breaki news this hour, what happens with our enemy, iran now, will they have reaction? >> it will be enrmoormous press on iran. if president had another year or two left in his administration, they would be at the negotiating table. i agree with the president. they will eventually be negotiations with the iranians, they are on their heels in a way i have never seen them. this puts more pressure, this is beginning, there will be for sure soon, we are going to see oman and sudan and other countries normalize relations with israel. very significant. >> harris: the president talked about the possibility of open mindedness from the prince and saw saudi arabia. you called it geo metric paradigm shift. general, thank you, appreciate yo

the united arab emirates in bahrain today agreed to normalize relations with israel a deal brokered by the us president donald trump now trump and these 3 middle east countries they tried to project a picture of the normality that they want us to see a picture of a middle east minus human rights abuses and minus the israeli palestinian problem and a picture minus the pandemic notice all them into signing the agreement today they gladly wore the mantle of peace not one of them were facemask i'm often berlin this is the day. the biggest optimists were shocked when they heard about this transaction google doesn't realize the literal use enjoying the greatest. triumph over its history after all of these years david really gets tired of war. has suffered far too long we have many countries any originate in your part of the world that will be very quickly signing up also but now we can do it even with more days this could really lead to peace real peace in the middle east for the 1st. also coming up a german chancellor angela merkel today marked 70 years of the central council of jews in thi

being each month between at a country's and israel has been in reality for years israel leads certainly the beaches if not the woman inspired it and surveillance technology and it has found willing and eager customers across the middle east. the saudis going to start to purchasing hacking tools for realistic mozzie from the israelis in 2017 book but all indications are that the iraqis have access to these long before that of course the selling point of this technology is it is kind of a surveillance super weapon so you know if your amorality or if you live in the u.a.e. and they have the software it's it's almost a foregone conclusion that they will be able to get into your phone not only israel providing hacking technology to these governments it's also offering its own intelligence analysts to help them make sense out of the megabytes and gigabytes of all of that so this goes back to the point that this is more than simply a normalization agreement this is a long alliance israel is offering these governments everything that they need. for them to quiet internal dissent to target was a

following a friday phone call with the king of bahrain and israel's leader the u.s. president made this announcement on twitter israel and the kingdom of bahrain would be establishing full diplomatic relations bahrain now joins the united arab emirates after its announcement last month that the country would be establishing full diplomatic ties with israel which includes opening embassies in both countries both leaders also agree that bahrain will fully normalize and diplomatic relations with israel trumps now encouraging other arab nations to consider similar steps and leaders that the future can be filled with hope and does not need to be pre-determined by conflicts of the past the agreements to end hostilities with israel are set to be formalized on tuesday at a signing ceremony at the white house and will advance the trumpet ministrations goal of realigning arab nations with israel against iran some want to thank you for your leadership on this issue trump son in law and senior adviser jared cushion or helped broker the deal following failed efforts to strike a p

brokered deal to normalize relations with israel goes ahead the palestinian leadership calls it extremely dangerous. incite this is al jazeera live from doha coming up homeless. thousands of refugees stranded on the greek island of lesbos demand to be allowed into mainland europe. west coast wildfires continue to burn out of control in the u.s. now half a 1000000 people in oregon are on to an evacuation warning. the other 911 chileans marked the anniversary with protests remembering one of the darkest moments in the nation's history. the gulf states by her rain has followed the united arab emirates and agreed to normalize ties with israel u.s. president donald trump announced the deal on twitter off to speaking with bahrain's king hamad bin isa and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the 3 nations of hailed the move as a historic breakthrough to furthering peace in the middle east officials from bahrain the u.a.e. and israel will formalize their relationship during a signing ceremony at the white house next week here at the end to peace agreements with israel in the last 72 yea

you have unequivocally stood by israel's side. you boldly confronted the tire ra tyrants of tehran, you brokered the historic peace we're signing today, a piece that has broad support in israel, in america, in the middle east, indeed in the entire world. i'm grateful to the crown prince of the united arab emirates, and to you, foreign minister an abdullah bin zayed. i thank you for expanding the circle of peace. i'm grateful -- i'm grateful to king hamad of bahrain and to you, the foreign minister, for joining us -- joining us in bringing hope to all the children of abraham. to all of israel's friends in the middle east, those who are with us today and those who will join us tomorrow i say peace unto thee. shalom. and you heard from the president that he has already lined up more and more countries. this is unimaginable a few years ago. but with resolve, determination, a fresh look at the way peace is done, this is being achieved. thank you, mr. president. ladies and gentlemen, the people of israel well know the price of war. i kn

and here is a returned favor israel is in lockdown right now. a second lockdown because of the virus but he chose to come to the united states for this on the president's timeline >> that's exactly right, chuck even as bebe netanyahu faces protests at home given the circumstances there, his own corruption allegations and faces the coronavirus pandemic with another additional three-week lockdown taking place there, there was a ceremonial handing of a white house key from trump to benjamin netanyahu. he's given netanyahu a lot more than that over the last several years. a chance to show an historic picture of unity and to deliver peace as he is presenting on the world stage today. the backdrop of this being the election here in the united states, the president who has allied himself in effect with not just israel but these allies of saudi arabia there given his relationship to that country and their shared common enemy, which, of course, is iran here and the anticipation if joe biden is to win the white house that he may be more inclined to re-eng

the master harman of israel to come in or julie and. so i sat through the meeting taking notes and in a loud voice a secretary who was once really demanding some explanation for why and what had happened the ambassador himself. seemed to be ignorant of the incident she immediately said i can't believe what you're telling me it's it would be impossible it would be unheard of it was especially tough for lyndon johnson to date the most pro israeli american president in history johnson was and a very tough mood. i'm tom he was director in the state department director of intelligence and research at the time of the liberty incident and $67.00 tacked on the liberty johnson himself briefed newsweek magazine off the record that the israelis had attacked and the reason they detect was that they thought this was an intelligence ship that was intercepted perhaps israeli as well as egyptian communications but then everything changed the fact that johnson of self was the leaker and briefer of newsweek was leaked and this alarmed of course the israe

he is leaving us in israel he's going to put his inclusion of the countries in horrible ses he totally failed in handling the corona crisis. netanyahu in the mainstream media may hail these has historic agreements leading toward peace most analysts look at these deals and see even further violence and conflicts down the road but why ruin a good photo op the planned proposals that trump has for the agreements between palestine and israel are extremely unfavorable to the palestinian people it damages their ability to travel freely it essentially urged them down into you know for lack of better word there are determined camps and it's absolutely going to trigger a new wave of violence because when you would you put one group who best sort of under pressure that's kind of has like less negotiating power when you give that group a terrible deal the way the allies did with germany after world war one you. pave the way for the most hateful most violent leaders possible when you take away people's opportunities and you take away their economic opportunities their social opportunities their pol

and israel on the other hand. let's get more on this with just sean who is executive director of the arab center in washington d.c. joining us live via skype clay many thanks for speaking to us how much of an instigator was saudi arabia in this move by bahrain. well considering the fact what we just heard in your introduction. it doesn't seem that bahrain has been for a long time in charge of splits its foreign policy it must must have received the green light from their strong neighbor saudi arabia you know what the influence has on body and to telegraph as a matter of fact i would venture and said that this is essentially if you release over the decision but in the absence of the ability due to internal constraints by the leadership in saudi arabia to respond positively to mr trump then give him butter and i want to see. what is the motivation for countries like the u.a.e. and saudi arabia to form these ties with israel while the allegedly they claimed their order doing it to kind of separate out the constraints

the united arab emirates and back grain sign a deal to normalize ties with israel president tom is calling it the dawn of a new middle east. but palestinians mourn what they called a black day saying the resolution is a stab in the back. i'm about this and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.s. city of louisville is to pay $12000000.00 to the family of briana taylor months after the black health care worker was killed in a home by police. west african leaders appear to agree those behind a coup in mali can take up to 18 months for the transition to civilian control. i'm talking about robbing the bank towns where the government that is successful to defrost. despite the coronavirus. the united arab emirates and buckland have officially signed a deal in washington to normalize ties with israel it's been described as a betrayal by the palestinians but president donald trump says it represents the dawn of a new middle east and he's predicting more countries will follow the move the moment was marked with an elaborate ceremony at the white house. together these agreements wil

and israel on the other thing. the u.s. house intelligence committee has heard testimony on the security relationship with saudi arabia and the killing of jamal it's been nearly 2 years since the journalist and u.s. resident went missing after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul multiple investigations have concluded he was killed and dismembered by a team of saudi operatives al jazeera was how does your cast of a force of the un special rapporteur on executions agnes kalam ard told the house intelligence committee friday that jamal khashoggi still deserves justice mr cashel me and told the counselor on the pre-arranged date to again i know for sure documents mr caution this killing was premeditated and one of the branch over the gun scorned use of premeditation ease of presence of a thaw and seek doctor. whose role was eventually for shields the dismembering and disposal of the body she denounced saudi arabia's trial of 8 killers that just ended judges commuted 5 death sentences to prison time the international commun

israel the u.a.e. and ran a speaking that's a. prime minister netanyahu of israel and mrs netanyahu thank you so much thank you sir. and foreign minister. bends the. united. arab emirates u.a.e. thank you very much and foreign minister. see if. any. thank you. thank you very much. we're here the serve to noon to change the course of history there after decades of division and conflict we mark the dawn of a new middle east thanks to the great courage of the leaders of these 3 countries we take a major strides toward a future in which people of all face and backgrounds live together in peace and prosperity. in a few moments these visionary leaders will sign the 1st 2 peace deals between israel and the arab state in more than a quarter century in israel's entire history there previously been only 2 such agreements now we have achieved 2 in a single month and there are more to follow. israel the united arab emirates and bahrain will establish embassies exchange ambassadors and begin the cooperate or and work together so strongly to co

and israel on the other hand. let's bring in ariel cohen he is a senior fellow at the atlantic council he joins us now from washington d.c. many thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera how significant is this announcement in your opinion the fact that we now have a 2nd gulf state normalizing relations with israel. it is significant because it creates a dynamic in the region and the dynamic is driven by 3 factors one is the regional factor iran the threat of the iranian dominance the sunni arabs perceive it as a shia threat. and i would add to that some concerns about turkey turkey is emerging as a claimant to leadership in the muslim world not just in the arab world they can they're not arabs but in the muslim world. the greater global cause is china and russia who are making inroads in the middle east and the united states want to consolidate its allies such as israel u.a.e. saudi arabia etc why it is so important because my friend is important because i doubt very much that the king of bahrain would not consult