Israel, UAE Agree to Establish Full Normalization of Relations

(L-R, rear) Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and others clap for President Donald Trump (L) after he announced an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize diplomatic ties, the White House on Aug. 13, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed on Thursday to the full normalization of relations in a deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Today, we usher in a new era of peace between Israel and the Arab world,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference in Jerusalem.