White House advisor Kushner hopes Israel-UAE flight will start 'historic Mideast journey'

White House visor Jared Kushner, who boarded first Israel-UAE commercial flight to ever enter Saudi airspace called resumption of UAE-Israel air travel as “historic”. In a press conference, US President Donald Trump’s senior viser said that flight 971 of Israel's national carrier El Al marks historic commencement of 'Mideast journey'. first commercial passenger plane to UAE took off on August 31 from Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv for Abu Dhabi with a joint US-Israeli delegation onboard led by President Donald Trump's son-in-law. 

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.” UAE becomes third Arab country and first Gulf nation after Egypt and Jordan to allow an Israeli plane to enter. 

“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, hopeful that many Gulf nations will look forward to normalizing ties with Israel.

“We must seize that optimism and we must continue to push to make this region achieve potential that it truly has," US President’s chief Mideast viser said at conference. 

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On August 29, for first time, UAE approved an Israeli El Al plane from Tel Aviv to mark its journey in kingdom. While a formal agreement on air travel is expected to be signed between two nations in Washington in weeks ahe, two previously rival nations agreed to allow planes to fly from Israel to Emirates. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said at conference and on Twitter that he was willing to negotiate peace with or countries in Gulf region on basis of Trump plan.”As more Arab and Muslim countries join circle of peace, Palestinians will eventually understand ir veto has dissipated,” he said. 

Air India Boeing 787-8 first-ever to enter

Earlier, India me history in 2018 after Saudi allowed an Air India 139 plane to enter its airspace that landed at Israel’s Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport after  7-1/2 hours. Riyh h never previously granted any planes including Air India overflight rights, according to reports. Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner’s entry in Saudi airspace broke almost 70-year-old ban on air carriers to or Israel through Saudi airspace as Saudi did not recognize Israel. India’s plane h also flown over Oman, according to Reuters report, which also does not recognize Israel that gave India an vantage over rest of countries in world.

[US National Security visor Robert O'Brien and U.S. President Trump's senior viser Jared Kushner prepare to board a flight with an Israeli delegation to Abu Dhabi for talks meant to put final touches on normalization deal between United Arab Emirates and Israel, at Ben-Gurion International Airport. Credit: AP]

[ Arabic, English, and Hebrew word for "peace" is seen on Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner which will carry Israeli and U.S. delegations to Abu Dhabi. Credit: AP]

[Israeli National Security visor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, U.S. President Donald Trump's senior viser Jared Kushner, center, and U.S. National Security visor Robert O'Brien, right, board Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner. Credit: AP]

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(With Agency Inputs)

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