8/13/2020

ISRAEL/JOE BIDEN/MIDDLE EAST/UAE: “Today, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have taken a historic step to bridge the deep divides of the Middle East. The UAE’s offer to publicly recognize the State of Israel is a welcome, brave, and badly-needed act of statesmanship. And it is a critical recognition that Israel is a vibrant, integral part of the Middle East that is here to stay…

The coming together of Israel and Arab states builds on the efforts of multiple administrations to foster a broader Arab-Israeli opening, including the efforts of the Obama-Biden administration to build on the Arab Peace Initiative.”

-Joe Biden, “My Statement on the Agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates,” medium.com, Aug. 13, 2020