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Any future accord with Israel should put the

palestinian interest in consideration

The analyses that interpreted this agreement were
- The UAE took a bold step in order to draw the features
accelerated, and some of them emphasized the importance of
of the new phase with regard to the Palestinian issue, as
the Emirati step in stopping the process of annexing the
it confirmed that this agreement came only to suspend
Palestinian lands, and that the UAE began to deal following
the annexation of Palestinian lands to Israeli sovereignty,
the data of the new phase that requires concerted efforts to
achieve peace in the region, in addition to some others
but at the same time it dealt with the principle of the
claiming that this agreement does not exist. It is nothing but
national interest as it sought to benefit from this
a process to formalize the relationship of the UAE and Israel,
normalization as much as possible By establishing
as some claimed that there had been secret communications
bilateral relations with Israel in many fields in which
between the two countries throughout the past period that
Israel is considered one of the pioneering countries, and
paved the way for that public agreement, and others quickly
certainly the UAE has studied this step well.
linked this agreement to the timing in which it was
announced, as this agreement came in conjunction with the
- The region needs courageous steps that will reduce the
approaching presidential elections. This led to being seen as
growing tension over the past years, but what must be
a consolidation of the US President’s position in the election
focused on when taking these steps similar to the UAE's
race, as well as shedding light on the internal conditions in
step is to give priority to the interest of the Palestinian
Israel that witnessed some protests against Prime Minister
people and for the return to be different in the interest of
Netanyahu, which opened the door to linking this to the
the Palestinians.
Emirati-Israeli agreement, which reflects the Israeli approach
to establishing relations With the Arab countries.
- If there is a tendency from some other countries in the
region to take a step similar to that of the Emirates, these
Predictions have mounted that many other countries will join
steps must be well coordinated to achieve the greatest
the Emirates and establish diplomatic relations with Israel,
possible benefit for the Palestinian people.
which has been implicitly demonstrated in the statements of
some countries that indicated that they might follow the
Surrender to the conspiracy theory has proven futile in
example of the Emirates.
the face of practical solutions that can make a tangible
Finally, I would like to make a few important points:
change on the ground, and certainly we support the
- The determinants of the new phase have become very
Palestinian people as much as we support the peace and
Nourhan Osama, Youstina Ebeid, Maries Adel, Nadeen Hesham, Nouran Hossam, Mostafa Sayyed, Reem
different from the previous ones, in light of the prevalence of
security process in our region.
Omran , Zeina Tarek, Hana Henien, Hania Bahaa, Yassmine Gamal Hussein, Salma Bayoumi, Mariam Sultan,
economic power and the imposition of the same strong
Nada Hosny, Jozeph George , Farah Ezz Eldin, Aliyaa Assem, Assile Mostafa, Rana Doss, Mirna Ossama,
policies on weaker ones.
Farah Islam, Zeina Arafa.
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