this peace accord, which is a historic achievement for the united states of america, the state of israel, and the united arab emiratesntinue to have a positive impact as we -- positive impact, as we believe that its reverb bracesh -- that it will reverberate and be reflected on the entire region. any other option would signify destruction, poverty, and human suffering. this new vision that is beginning to take shape as we meet today full of youthful energy is not a slogan that we raise for political gain. as everyone looks for wasrd to -- for a more -- to aeryone looks forward more stable, prosperous, and secure future. [applause] >> [speaking arabic] translator: at a time when science is prevailing, the region's youth are looking forward to taking part in this great humanitarian movement. we are pleased that the united arab emirates will be part of the momentum towards stability and the growth of human potential in a new civilized approach that opens wide the doors of opportunity for those who look forward towards peace, prosperity, and the future. our societies today possess the foundation of modern human developme

presided over a ceremony marking the normalization of relations between 2 arab states and israel united arab emirates and baumrind joins trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to sign a formal agreement it's the 1st time in more than a quarter of a century that an arab state has established diplomatic ties with israel. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download all rock from google play all from the app store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking sun if you are part of a news story you can also use the option to send us photos and videos off the wall stuff. that's it from me and the news team for now been fizzling is up next with the world business news thank you very much for watching. electric emission free assistance to sustainable future of mobility the wheel is much. more and at least it was so late 19th appears to be fitting to place on the ballot meant ordinary cars for a briefing morning are back on the block and there are really no alternatives. made in germany. in 60 minutes. vides u

today the president signed two peace deals with israel, the united arab emirates, and israel and bahrainagain the last peace deal was done 26 years ago in israel's existence before this month, they had two peace deals in 72 years. so i think we had a very good breakthrough. in the middle east, the deals have been so well received. that's what helped bahrain go quickly. they saw how well the deal was received in the united arab emirates and throughout the muslim world. the people in the region are tired of war and conflict. they want to move forward. and they see bridging this gap and getting a better understanding between countries -- >> is saudi arabia one of those countries? >> i think you've had a lot of changes in saudi arabia over the last three years. president trump's worked very closely with sing soloman and mohammad bin salman on a lot of reforms. we've brought ourselves closer together. and we have a common thread in iran. i think what you're seeing is a new middle east that's being formed. and president trump, he laid out his vision for it on his first trip in riyadh. and i th

here is the president with the delegations of israel, ra bah rain and united arab emirates. >> ladiestlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by the prime minister of the state of israel, his highness the minister of foreign affairs and the minister of the foreign affairs of the kingdom of bahrain. ♪ ♪ >> thank you very much. please. thank you. the first lady and i are honored to welcome to the white house prime minister netanyahu of israel and mrs. netanyahu. thank you so much. thank you, sarah. [ applause ] and foreign minister, united arab emirates, uae. thank you very much. and foreign minister of bahrain, thank you. thank you very much. [ applause ] we are here this afternoon to change the course of history. after decades of division and conflict we mark the dawn of a new middle east. thanks to the great courage of the leaders of these three countries, we take a major stride toward a future in which people of all faiths and backgrounds live together in peace and prosperity. in a few moments these visionary leaders will sign the first two peace deals between israel a

the peace deal between israel and united arab emirates led to flight to thepace united arab emirates. the signing will be september 15 at the white house. president trump has brokered economic normalization between soviet and kosovo, a major breakthrough. it is a fact president trump has broken the 39-year-old streak of american presidents either starting a war or bringing the a war.a into this is possible because of his leadership an outside perspective. challengess old talen with new solutions. with that, i will take questions. >> i would like to ask you about the woodward interviews. is president trump intentionally misleading the amerco people about the threat of covid -- american people about the threat of covid? >> absolutely not. this president, at a time when you are facing challenges, it is important to express confidence, important to express calm. >> playing it down, is that expressing calm? >> that is all they put in it. >> please update that. he does not want to see chaos which is the second part of the quote. the president just days after having this discussion with bob

israel, the united arab emirates and bahrain, all cited historic peace agreement in the white house with many other middle eastern countries to come, they are coming fast and they know it is great for them in the world, these groundbreaking peace deals are the don of the new middle east. by taking a different approach we achieve different outcomes far superior outcomes, we took an approach and the approach worked. we intend to livermore peace agreement shortly, we never been more optimistic for the future of the region. there is no blood in the stands, those days are hopefully over, and the united states working to pronounce the war in afghanistan and bringing troops home. america fulfilling the peacemaker or peace through strength. we are stronger now than ever before, at a more advanced announced level. and while he prayed to god we never have to use them. and pursuing global expenses for the expensive but some people. would you find a true basis for cooperation. as president i rejected the failed approaches of the past and probably putting america first, just as you should be putting

trump will be presiding over the signing of an historic diplomatic agreement between israel and the united arab emirates and bahrain. what the agreement does not include is a peace deal to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians the president has long been meeting first individually with leaders, those leaders first and we'll bring the signing ceremony to you live when that happens. but first, jon stewart is back on capitol hill this morning calling attention to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in iraq and afghanistan the veterans are running into roadblocks trying to get the federal government to pay for their health care. >> the only difference between the first responders at ground zero who were particular and dying from toxic exposure is that that was caused by a terrorist attack on our country. the veterans in iraq and afghanistan are suffering the same illnesses and the same toxic exposure because of the actions of our own government. >> and joining me now are jon stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 victims and veterans, and an army veteran who has fought relentlessly for 9/11 fi

florida republican congressman francis brody talks about the peace agreement between israel, the united arab emiratesd bahrain. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning and join the discussion with your calls, a facebook comments and tweets. coming live wednesday. the u.s. house returns for general speeches at 9:00 a.m.. and at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business with work on bills related to childcare, federal education grants and technology. the senate returns on c-span to debate the nomination of todd wallace robinson of california to the u.s. district judge for the southern district of california. at 10:00 a.m., a senate appropriations committee looks at how the department of health and human services continues its response to covid-19. witnesses include dr. robert redfield in the hhs assistant secretary for health. committee looks at several land management bills that include firefighting and forest management. the statue of young eisenhower is a teenage boy sitting on the stone block looking in the direction of two of his greatest accomplishments, president of the united state

bringing together the leaders of israel, the united arab emirates and bahrain to establish diplomatic relations, president trump hailed the agreement as a breakthrough that would spread peace across the middle east. >> we're here this afternoon to change the course of history. >> reporter: the president pointed to the moment as a sign of his deal-making skills bearing fruit in a troubled region. >> together these agreements will serve as the foundation for a comprehensive peace across the entire region, something nobody thought was possible, certainly not in this day and age. maybe in many decades from now. >> reporter: but the event may have been spreading the coronavirus, too. top administration officials, members of the president's family and gop lawmakers took their seats side by side for the ceremony on the south lawn of the white house with no social distancing and mostly unmasked. >> i did wear it earlier. >> reporter: we saw you not wearing it earlier. >> reporter: a replay of how the president is tempting fate at his rallies. his latest campaign events in nevada and arizona w

one founded on shared interest mutual respect and friendship 2 are honored guest from israel the united arab emirates and bahrain congratulations on this outstanding achievement congratulations. israel's prime minister thank the signatories saying the deal could provide the momentum needed to end the conflict. i thank you both for your wise leadership and for working with the united states and israel to expand the circle of peace i'm grateful i'm grateful to can come owed a book reign in to you foreign minister ability to for joining us joining us in bringing hope to the children of abraham well earlier my white house correspondent kelly holcomb spoke to president tom said advise it on israel jason green blatt he could decide the palestinian leadership is a matter of fact i would love for the palestinians to come join but their leadership has 2 problems the 1st problem is there are 2 leaderships there are the terrorist thugs in iran funded in gaza who cause so much suffering to 2000000 palestinians and tremendous danger to israel unless and until they change their ways there's little hope of a peace

the agreement signed between israel the united arab emirates and bahrain formalizes relationships already in place but now includes the opening of embassies it's a pivot point they hope will end old conflicts and lead to new cooperation among israel and eventually even more arab nations to all of israel's friends in the middle east those who are with us today. and those who will join us tomorrow i said. earlier in the day trump hinted that other countries will also be signing diplomatic pacts with israel but will have at least 5 or 6 countries coming along very quickly. but noticeably absent from tuesday steel siding palestinian leadership the foreign minister of the united arab emirates acknowledge their participation in the agreement require the preservation of current palestinian land. i thank you for choosing peace and for halting. territories at position that reinforces our shared will to achieve a better future for generations to come. in the palestinian territories there were protests over the deal that also failed to ease the 13 year blockade of people in gaza the human rights act

looking into what trump so called abraham accords signed between the leaders of the united states israel the united arab emirates and bahrain mean for the future of the middle east the accords normalize relations between israel and the tube arab autocracies the 3rd and 4th arab countries to open diplomatic relations with israel to egypt and jordan the agreement to see by u.s. president trump as the dawn of the new middle east and the beginning of a new era of peace but others see it as the building of a stronger front against iran and a potential end to any chance of a future for the palestinian people and winces show i'll be speaking to the palestinian ambassador to the u.k. a lot and later in this program we'll be hearing from the editor in chief of the jerusalem post but 1st joining me now from tel aviv is the 10th prime minister of israel and would barack. who also served as defense minister 27 to 2013 former presidents a think so much for coming on before we talk about anything i suppose we must talk about the lockdown in israel perhaps the 1st 2nd lockdown in the world your prime minister netanyahu saying

presided over a ceremony marking the normalization of relations between 2 arab states and israel leaders of the united arab emirates and the rain joined trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to sign formal agreements it's the 1st time in more than a quarter of century that arab states have established diplomatic ties with israel . germany says it will take in more than 1500 migrants from the greek islands that's on top of the 150 unaccompanied children it already agreed to take the move follows a fire that destroyed the morea migrant camp on the greek island of les paul's leaving about 12000 displaced people living out mostly out in the open. russian opposition leader. has posted on social media for the 1st time since his poisoning last month he had a picture from the berlin hospital where he's being treated surrounded by his family his spokeswoman says he plans to return to russia after he recovers. news

israel and america, and the middle east, indeed in the entire world. [applause] i am grateful to crown prince mohammed of the united arab emirates into you foreign ministerink you both for your wide leadership, and for working with the united states and israel to expand the circle of peace. , i am grateful to king mohammed and foreign minister sheikh abdullah bin zayed for joining us in bringing hope to all the children of abraham. [applause] to all of israel's friends in the middle east, those who are with us today and those who will join us tomorrow, i say. [speaking in foreign language] piece onto the. [applause] and you have heard from the president that he has already lining up more and more countries, this is unimaginable a few years ago but with resolve, determination, a fresh look at the way peace is done, this is being achieved, thank you, mr. president. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, the people of israel will know the price of war. i know the price of war. i was wounded in battle. a fellow shoulder, a very close friend of mine died in my arms, my brother lost his life while leading his soldiers to rescue hostages held by terrorist. my parents

presided over the ceremony marking the normalization of relations between 2 arab states and israel. the united arab emirates and the rain joined trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to sign formal agreements.

the 1st ever commercial passenger flight from israel's of the united arab emirates has landed in abo dhabi u.s. president donald trump senior adviser jared kushner was one of the officials on board the historic flight comes after israel and the u.s. a agree to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the united states. as you know you news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram a t w news or visit our website w dot com. and israeli al plane bearing the word peace in english out of a can hebrew touchdown in abu dhabi today the 1st of a passenger flight between israel and the united arab emirates the u.a.e. broke ranks with its gold founder of neighbors this month by normalizing diplomatic relations with israel the palestinians describe the deal is a step in the back but will other countries not follow i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. we just completed a truly historic flight. the message that we carry for the palestinians is also one of hope you have a little knowledge of it is very painful for us today when it is really the plane lands in the emirates we put an o

president trump hosts leaders from israel, the united arab emirates, and bahrain, to sign an agreementetween the nations . then secretary of state mike pompeo talks about the agreement and his recent trip to eastern europe. later, joe biden takes his presidential campaign to florida , where he held a roundtable with military veterans. president trump hosted the foreign ministers from the united arab emirates and bahrain along with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. the leaders met to sign the abraham accords to normalize relations between israel and the two countries. this is 45 minutes. ♪

the 1st ever commercial passenger flight from israel to the united arab emirates has landed in abo dhabi u.s. president donald trump senior adviser jared kush there was one of the officials on board the historic flight comes after israel and the us a agreed to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the united states. is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram a t w news or visit our website w dot com. and israeli al plane bearing the word peace in english out of a can hebrew touchdown in abu dhabi today the 1st of a passenger flight between israel and the united arab emirates the u.a.e. broke ranks with its go found of neighbors this month by normalizing diplomatic relations with israel the palestinians describe the deal is a step in the back but will other arab countries not follow i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. we just completed a truly historic flight. the message that we carry for the palestinians is also one of hope your little guys that it is very painful for us today when the news really plane lands in the emirates we put an offer to their leader

a few weeks ago, with major help from the united states and the trump administration, israel and the united arab emirates, reached the first arab israel peace deal and 26 years. abraham accordance the shared religious roots that christians, jews, and muslims all hold in common. it makes the uae the third nation and the very first in the gulf to normalize relations with israel. the words of the prime minister, full and official peace, for diplomatic agreement with embassies. between tel aviv, dubai, and abu dhabi. we've come a long way way indeed both have made sacrifices to make thisea deal possible they understand that both arabs and israelisac will benefit from the peace and prosperity that tearing down barriers. america will also benefit reducing tensions about regions. to be sure work does not finish and no single step like this should be confused for an overnight miracle. in this case, we and congress have an obligation to review any u.s. arms sales package linked to the neal. must continue ensuring that israel's qualitative edge remains unchallenged. but the winds are changeable mr. president, and

the 1st ever commercial passenger flight from israel so the united arab emirates has landed in abo dhabi u.s. president donald trump senior adviser jared kush there was one of the officials on board the historic flight comes after israel and the usa agree to normalize relations in a deal brokered by the united states. this is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram d w news or visit our website w dot com. and israeli al plane bearing the word peace in english out of bacon hebrew touched down in abu dhabi today the 1st of a passenger flight between israel and the united arab emirates the u.a.e. broke ranks with its gold found of neighbors this month by normalizing diplomatic relations with israel the palestinians describe the deal is a stop in the back but will other arab countries not follow i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. we just completed a truly historic flight. the message that we carry for the palestinians is also one of hope you'll live when i showed you this very painful for us today when an israeli plane lands in the emirates we put an offer to thei

plus israel signs historic agreements at the white house with bahrain and the united arab emirates establishing diplomatic relations president trump says they are just the 1st of many such deals to cook. thomas good to have you with us today on the line has given her 1st state of the union address as european commission president in her speech she laid out ambitious goals to make the european union more resilient and more united to confront crisis tomorrow she doubled down on the flagship goes she set out when she took office last december promising a digital revolution for the block and urgent action to tackle climate change. the commission president also outlined plans to relaunch europe's economy which has been hard hit by the global pandemic so for me it is crystal clear we need to build a stronger european health union it is time to do that. and to start making this a reality we must now draw the 1st lessons from the health crisis we need to make our new if you for health program future proof and this is why i have proposed to increase funding and i'm grateful at this problem and is ready

israel signs historic agreements at the white house with bahrain and the united arab emirates establishing diplomatic relations president trump says they're just the 1st of many such deals to come. our brian todd this could have you with us today japan has a new prime minister here shahid asuka has been formally elected after a vote in parliament he replaces the outgoing prime minister shinzo abbay who resigned earlier this month for health reasons suga is expected to stick closely to the policies championed by his predecessor. so what can japan and the world expect from suger the man now at the helm of the world's 3rd biggest economy here's a brief look. yoshida sukar may look like a traditional politician in a suit but there's more to him than meets the eye. for the last 8 years he occupied the powerful position of chief cabinet secretary. as such he was diffracted a number 2 there are they and the key enforcer of government policy. as part of his effort to secure the top job he vowed to stick to those policies presenting himself as a safe pair of hands at a time of upheaval when not if

israel to fly back and forth. but rain did the same thing. the united arab emirates waved a 48 year boycott on israel, and incredible development, and there are no delegations moving throughout the middle east, figuring out how to bring people closer together. what president trump has done here is unthinkable. he brought people in the middle east together. there have been barriers that let to so much instability, so much war, so much loss, so much hopelessness. and we are seeing so much hopefulness now coming. and i will say something that i never thought would be the case, which is that on this last trip, the amount of optimism that has happened that we are experiencing in the middle east is truly incredible. i want to congratulate you. i want to congratulate the people of israel. i want to congratulate the people from the kingdom of bahrain. i want to thank their tremendous leadership and their want to congratulate the people of the middle east, because the first deal you were able to accomplish was so popular that things are really starting to move in a really str

israel. united arab emirates and bahrain hours from now.be there for that. >> trace: joe biden heads to battleground florida today as he tries to gain ground with latino voters in his first visit to the sunshine state since becoming the democratic nominee. >> sandra: the gulf coast bracing four hurricane sally. parts of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama are beginning to feel the impact of that storm. sally is expected to make landfall sometime tonight bringing potentially life threatening storm surge, high winds and severe flooding. >> president trump: you have forests all over the world. you don't have fires like you do in california. in europe they have forest cities. you look at countries, austria, so many countries, they live in the forest and they don't have fires like this. they have more explosive trees. they have trees that will catch easier but they maintain their forests. >> trace: president trump one day after returning from a briefing in california as dozens of wildfires are raging out of control on the west coast. at least 36

israel, united arab emirates and bahrain officially agreed to normalize diplomatic relations.ans called the deal a betrayal. >>> a suspect is in custody after a federal security officer was shot outside a courthouse in phoenix. the attack was described as a drive-by. the officer is expected to recover. no word on the shooter's identity or motive. >>> today's weather, showers not associated with hurricane sally along the mid-atlantic coast. rain also in texas and northern california. cooler today in the middle of the country. >>> and finally, a teenager overcoming the odds. he's at the top of his class and he's a football star. >> he's also legally blind. will ganss has his story. >> reporter: if you were on the sidelines watching james play starting center for his team, you'd never think he was taking on more than the opposing team. >> my parents felt strongly about telling me i couldn't do things because they thought i could no matter what. >> reporter: he is tackling a lot. the high school senior is legally blind. >> it's a disease in the back of the retina actually. it affe

was in the middle east where i took the 1st commercial flight that's ever flown from israel to the united arab emirates that flight flew over saudi arabian airspace it was the 1st time in 72 years that saudi arabia has not waived their airspace to allow commercial flights to fly from israel back and forth bahrain that did the same thing the united arab emirates waived a 40 year boycott on israel which was an incredible development and there are now delegations moving throughout the middle east figuring out how to bring the people closer together. the president trump has done here is unthinkable he's brought people in the middle east together there's been these barriers that have existed that have led to so much instability so much war so much loss so much hopelessness and we're seeing so much hopeful that's now coming and i will say something that i never thought would be the case which is that on this last trip the amount of optimism that has happened that we're experiencing the middle east is truly incredible so i just want to congratulate you i want to congratulate the people of israel i want to con

the bottom line is, when we did the israel-united arab emirates deal, that caught people by surprise because the diplomacy cap things private. we had great discussions and are hopeful more will want to move forward. a lot of countries are envious of the opportunities now available to the united arab emirates in terms of mutual investments, tourism, investing in technology, security partnerships, so we are seeing the peace agreement pick up momentum. traveledations that with ambassador o'brien and myself had very fruit discussions. both sides were surprised to see the eagerness of the other side to move forward, and the level of getting agreements completed is happening much quicker than people thought. other countries see the benefits of having a middle east that is united. and if you look at what president trump did on his first foreign trip, he went to saudi arabia and outlined his strategy and what he saw as the challenges. later,nd a half years isis is defeated, iran rolled back, proxies that they have been funding and have been spreading terror are shorter on cash than before, h

at the white house, a landmark deal to normalise relations between israel, the united arab emirates, bahrain. and a plea for the world's nations to unite to save the planet. experts say humanity is at a crossroads, with nature in decline. and in sport on bbc news... we will have all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sport centre. good evening. we start with the growing row over the shortage of tests for coronavirus, especially in some of the uk's worst—affected areas. seniorfigures in the nhs are warning that operations are being cancelled because of the testing shortages. matt hancock, the health secretary, for england admits the system is facing an enormous challenge which could take weeks to sort out. he says tests will have to be prioritised with people in health care and care homes being put first. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports on the situation in greater manchester. stories from a testing system that seems far from world—beating. if you don't spend all day on the site, i don't think you would get a test. whenever i see the tests

presided over the ceremony marking the normalization of relations between 2 arab states and israel leaders also united arab emirates and the rain joined trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to sign formal agreement it's it's the 1st time in more than a quarter of century that arab states have established diplomatic ties with israel . germany says it will take in more than 1500 migrants from the greek islands on top of the 150 unaccompanied children it already agreed to take the move follows a fire that destroyed the morea migrant camp on the greek island of les paul's leaving about 12000 displaced people living out mostly out in the open. russian opposition. has posted on social media for the 1st time since his poisoning last month he said a picture from the berlin hospital where he's being treated surrounded by his family his spokeswoman says he plans to return to russia after he recovers. this is news from roman follow us on twitter and on instagram news or visit our website at www dot com. or. the united arab emirates in bahrain today agreed to normalize relations with israel a deal brokered by th

israel in america in the middle east indeed in the in char world. i'm grateful to crown prince mohammed bin zeid of the united arab emirates and to you foreign minister abdullah bin. i thank you both for your wise leadership and for working with the united states and israel to expand the circle of peace i'm grateful i'm grateful to can come out of bahrain and to you foreign minister abdul latif. for joining us joining us and bringing hope to all the children of abraham. to all of israel's friends in the middle east those who are with us today and those who will join us tomorrow i say a solemn. peace on today. and you heard from the president that he has already lining up. more and more countries this is unimaginable a few years ago but with resolve determination a fresh look at the way pieces done this is being achieved thank you mr president. ladies and gentlemen the people of israel well know that the price of war i know the price of war i was wounded in battle a fellow soldier a very close friend of mine died in my arms my brother jani lost his life while leading his soldiers to rescue hostages held by terrorists and on to my parents' grief over t

the peace agreement between israel and the united arab emirates and between israel and bahrain, three friends of brazil, which our government has greatly strengthened relations are excellent news. brazil also welcomes the plan for peace and prosperity recently launched by president donald trump which features a promising vision to resume the path to work a much -- the path toward a much-desired solution to the israeli-palestinian conflict after decades of effort. brazil's policy of pursuing closer relationships with israel and the arab countries is in line with those initiatives which finally shine a light of hope for that region. brazil is a christian and conservative country and has family as its foundation. may god bless us all. thank you very much. >>

israel back and forth. bahrain did the same thing. united arab emiratessrael which was an incredible development and there are now delegations moving throughout the middle east figuring out how to bring the people closer together. what president trump has done here is unthinkable. he's brought people in the middle east together. there's been these barriers that have existed that have led to so much instability, so much war, so much loss, so much hopelessness, and we're seeing so much hopefulness now coming. i will say something that i never thought would be the case which is that on this last trip, the amount of optimism that has happened that we're experiencing in the middle east is truly incredible. so i just want to congratulate you. i want to congratulate the people of israel. i want to congratulate the people from the kingdom of bahrain. i want to thank their tremendous leadership and i also want to congratulate the people of the middle east because the first deal that you were able to accomplish was so popular that things are really starting to move

israel and the representatives of the united arab emirates and the -- and bahrain to normalize relations. why we wait for that ceremony we are joined by kevin cirilli, who is at the white house. it is historic. 25 years since last time any arab nation has normalize relations with israel. that was jordan. a few minutes ago benjamin netanyahu arriving at the white house to meet with president trump and they will have that historic signing. i spoke with ambassador friedman, and he was saying part of the arrangement and what was heads of statee towards coming to the table was the opposition against iran. i also spoke with the former ambassador to germany and the former acting director of national intelligence. he told me the u.s. withdrawing from the iran nuclear deal theymament deal signals are willing to stand by in their opposition to iran. stanceg geopolitical throughout the past several months. for president trump, a time in which he is looking for some geopolitical foreign policy when come in for benjamin netanyahu, who was just reimposed a lockdown to combat the pandemic, this is a fe

looking into what trump so called abraham accord signed between the leaders of the united states israel the united arab emiratesand bahrain mean for the future of the middle east the accords normalize relations between israel and the tube arab autocracies the 3rd and 4th arab countries to open diplomatic relations with israel to egypt and jordan the agreement is seen by u.s. president trump as the dawn of the new middle east and the beginning of a new era of peace but others see it as the building of a stronger front against iran and a potential end to any chance of a future for the palestinian people and wednesday's show i'll be speaking to the palestinian ambassador to the u.k. and some zone lot and later in this program we'll be hearing from the editor in chief of the jerusalem post jack of cats but 1st joining me now from tel aviv is the 10th prime minister of israel ehud barak who also served as defense minister for 27 to 2013 former presidents effect so much for coming on before we talk about anything i suppose we must talk about the lockdown in israel perhaps the 1st 2nd lockdown in the world to your pri