The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have signed historic agreements to normalise ties with Israel, becoming the first Arab states in a quarter century to break a longstanding taboo, in a strategic realignment of Middle East countries against Iran. Key points: Several hundred people gathered on the White House lawn to witness the signing Egypt and Jordan have both signed peace treaties with Israel Palestinian activists held demonstrations and militants fired two rockets into Israel from Gaza US President Donald Trump hosted the White House ceremony, casting himself as an international peacemaker at the height of his re-election campaign. “We’re here this afternoon to change the course of history,” Mr Trump said from a balcony overlooking the South Lawn. In front of a crowd of several hundred people, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed accords with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani. The bilateral agreements formalise the normalisation of Israel’s already thawing relations with the UAE and Bahrain in line with their common opposition to Iran. The deals make them the third and fourth Arab states to take such steps to normalise relations since Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan… Read full this story
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