UAE, Israel to sign deal at White House next week

Washington, Sept 9: Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on September 15, officials said.

Senior delegations from the two countries will be led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the brother of Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince. U.S. officials, who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the ceremony would either be on the South Lawn, the Rose Garden or inside depending on weather.

Late Tuesday, Netanyahu tweeted he was proud to leave for Washington next week at the invitation of President Trump and to participate in the historic ceremony at the White House to sign the deal with the UAE.

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