Ivanka Trump shares video of first-ever flight between Israel & UAE; husband Jared onboard

As United Arab Emirates (UAE) became  third Arab country and first Gulf nation after Egypt and Jordan to allow an Israeli plane to enter, Ivanka Trump has shared a video of flight that me history. Taking to Twitter, daughter and visor of US President Donald Trump, shared a video in which White House visor Jared Kushner and National Security visor Robert C. O'Brien inside first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to UAE capital Abu Dhabi, on Israel's flag carrier El Al, after country announced on August 13 that y were establishing full diplomatic relations with UAE, in a US-brokered deal.

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"A historic flight": Jared Kushner

In an dress shortly prior to plane’s takeoff, Kushner hailed US-brokered Israel-UAE peace agreement, saying, “While this is a historic flight, we hope that it will start an even more historic journey in Middle East and beyond.” A day earlier, on August 29, Kushner dresses press alongside  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. National Security viser Robert O’Brien calling first flight’s scheduled take-off for next day of “great symbolic value” and “a key step in what is expected to be full normalization between Israel and UAE.”

“Today obviously we celebrate a historic breakthrough for peace,” Kushner said, ding, Trump negotiated deal implemented “previously unthinkable” economic, security, and religious cooperation. While this peace agreement was thought by many to be impossible, stage is now set for even more,” he ded.

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UAE- Israel establishes diplomatic relation

In a major breakthrough ahe of US Presidential elections, Israel and UAE on August 13 announced that it is establishing full diplomatic relations. deal that has been brokered by United States, under which Israel is required to halt its plan to annex parts of West Bank. With development, UAE became  third Arab country to establish diplomatic ties with Jewish state.

While President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestinian Authority called deal a 'betrayal' by UAE, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, called it a 'stabbing in back'. deal that comes right before elections in US, is seen as Donald Trump's effort to claim victory in his foreign policy as he is heavily criticised for having isolated US, by pulling back from major groups, under pretext of 'America first.' However, on August 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that West Bank annexation plan remains "on table", though he has agreed to delay it as part of a normalisation deal with UAE.

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