Israel–UAE Peace Agreement
August 13, 2020 · 21st Century
On September 15, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the Abraham Accords at the White House, formally normalizing diplomatic relations. The UAE became the third Arab state to recognize Israel, after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, and the first Persian Gulf nation to do so. Israel agreed to suspend planned annexation of parts of the West Bank. Bahrain and Morocco subsequently joined the normalization framework within months.
Key Figures
Donald J. TrumpBenjamin NetanyahuAbdullah bin Zayed Al NahyanJared Kushner
Locations
JerusalemWhite HouseAbu Dhabi
Topics
Abraham AccordsUAEIsraelPeace AgreementNormalization
Connected Events — 2 Connections
Israel 1967 territorial gains and resulting occupation framework shaped the Arab-Israeli diplomatic landscape that the Abraham Accords sought to bypass Six-Day War; Israel Occupies West Bank, Gaza, Sinai, Golan Heights
Oslo Accords failure to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict led Gulf states to pursue separate normalization with Israel outside the Palestinian framework Oslo Accords: Israel and PLO Sign Peace Framework
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