[applause] i'm grateful to the crown prince of the united arab emirates, and foreign minister, abdullahed. [applause] yournk you both for leadership and for working with the united arab emirates to expand the circle of peace. i am grateful -- [applause] i'm grateful to king hamad of bahrain and to you, the foreign minister, for joining us -- [applause] -- 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 peace unto thee. shalom. [applause] and you heard from the president that he has already lined up more and more countries. this was 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 well know 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 lost his life while leading his soldiers to rescue hostages held

united arab emirates, the uae, thank you very much.gn minister abdullah al zani of bahrain. we're here this afternoon to change the course of history. after decades of division we mark the dawn of a new middle east thanks to the great courage of these three countries, we take a major stride towards 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 and the arab state in more than a quarter century. in israel's entire history there have only been two such agreement, now we've achieved two in a single month and there are more to follow. israel, the united arab embratis and bahrain will exchange ambassadors and begin to cork together to cooperate across the broad range of sectors from tourism to trade and health care to security. they're going to work together. they are friends. the abraham accords also opens the door for muslims around the world to visit historic sites in israel and to peacefully pray in

[speaking arabic] during this difficult time the united arab emirates, my country, able to launch a probe to mars, the hope probe, indeed represents hope that our region is capable of advancement and progress, if government and people embrace science after united arab emirates sent astronaut last year as first arab astronaut to reach the international space station and launched a peaceful nuclear power plant, this accord opened up profits for a comprehensive peace in the region. [speaking arabic] >> thank you, mr. president. >> ladies and gentlemen, peace requires courage and shaping the future requires knowledge. the advancement of nations requires sincerity and persistence. we have come today to tell the world that this is our approach and that peace is our guiding principle. those who begin things in the right way will reap pride achievements with the grace of god. thank you. with grace of god, sir. >> ladies and gentlemen, the minister of the foreign affairs of the kingdom of bahrain. >> mr. president, the first l y lady, prime minister, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. today, to

talking about the united arab emirates. bahrain. there could be others president hinted on "fox & friends" this is morning. we'll get into that just a bit. event we're following. a lot of this will be tape delay basis. keep you abreast of that. barreling down, albeit barreling down slowly on grady trimble in gulf part mississippi. reporter: neil, sally is moving extremely slowly at two miles an hour. that is slower than most humans walk. you can see here it is starting to rain. the wind is picking up. we're in pascagoula, mississippi. the water is lapping over the side. the storm makes landfall tomorrow, is that tomorrowsurge continues. that the water pushed up. >> in area. along beach boulevard there are many house us. they're not boarded up for the most part from what we've seen. sternly a risk of flooding, with all of the oak trees, 85 mile-per-hour winds are nothing to mess around with either. because the storm is moving so slowly we'll see several days worth of rain. you could see flash flooding on top of a potential for storm

after the united arab emirate sent an astronaut last year as a first arab astronaut to reach the international space station, and launched a peaceful nuclear power plant, this accord opened up prospects for a comprehensive peace in the region. >> thank you, mr. president. >> translator: ladies and gentlemen, peace requires courage and shaping the future requires knowledge, the advancement of nations requires sincerity and persistence. we have come today to tell the world that this is our approach and that peace is our guiding principle. those who begin things in the right way will reap achievements with the grace of god. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> with the grace of god, sir. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> great job. >> ladies and gentlemen, the minister of the foreign affairs of the kingdom of bahrain. >> please. >> mr. president, the first lady, prime minister, your highness, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. today, today is a truly historic occasion. a moment of hope and opportunity for all the peoples of the middle east. and in particular, for the millions in our youn

after the united arab emirates sent the astronaut last year at the first arab astronaut to reach the international space station and launch a peaceful nuclear power plant, this accord opened up prospects for a comprehensive peace in the region [ speaking foreign language [ speaking foreign language thank you, mr. president >> ladies and gentlemen, peace requires courage and shaping the future requires knowledge. the advancement of nations requires sincerity and persi persistence. we have come today to tell the world that this is our approach and that peace is our guiding principle. those who begin thanks in the right way will read bright achievements with the grace of god. >> with grace of god, sir. >> ladies and gentlemen, the minister of the foreign affairs of the kingdom of bahrain. >> mr. president, the first lady, prime minister, your highness, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon today -- today is a truly historic occasion. a moment of hope and opportunity for all the peoples of the middle east. and, in particular, for the millions in our younger generations. the declaration su

palestinians say they've been betrayed as the united arab emirates and rein signed deals to normalize relations with israel. you're watching al-jazeera live from headquarters in doha i'm dating you navigate also ahead reduced to ashes several wildfires burn across the western u.s. state of oregon while alabama prepares for a dangerous hurricane and the southeast. more than 100000 homes damaged or destroyed the cleanup gets underway in sudan after weeks of flooding. becomes japan's new prime minister as the nation faces its biggest economic downturn because of the pandemic. helo senior palestinian figures say they've been betrayed after the united arab emirates on behind signed u.s. brokered agreements to normalize relations with israel there have been protests against the dealing gaza and the occupied west bank president donald trump says the deals represent what he called the dawn of a new middle east our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat reports. it's not the promised peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u.s. president donald trump hailed the si

the united arab emirates and baccarin have both signed u.s. brokered deals to normalize ties with israel it's been described as a betrayal by the palestinians but donald trump says it represents the dawn of a new middle east and predicted more countries will follow the move white house correspondent kimberly hauck of reports. it's not the. peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u.s. president donald trump hailed the signing of the abraham accords at the white house as an historic day after decades of division and conflict we marked the dawn of a new middle east. 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 over israel's friends in the middle east those who are with us today. and those who will join us tomorrow i say. earlier in the day trump hinted that other countries wi

of the united arab emirates will sign a treaty of peace diplomatic relations and full normalization. they will each sign 3 copies one in english hebrew and arabic we kindly ask that all guests remain seated for the signing of the documents. let's bring in our white house correspondent kelly how that from a standing there watching all of this happen as it takes place live out and came to us saying only and this is being regarded as a really important moment but not necessarily a historic day oh talk us through the significance of what we're saying right. i think it's significant and certainly many people will argue that this is historic given the fact that this is. sitting down one of the regional neighbors who have not sat down recently in front of the white house in this manner and so this is being heralded at least by the participants as historic and it was important to note that all of the leaders seem to call for departure of cynicism that they are trying to see this is the template for moving forward in the dawn of a new era of peace in the middle east now notable is the palestin

a united arab emirates and bahrain sign deals to normalize ties with israel. they're watching al-jazeera live from doha with me fully back also ahead a disaster declared in oregon the u.s. state can now access federal funds to fight wildfires that have spread across the west coast and more than 100000 homes damaged or destroyed the cleanup gets underway in sudan after weeks of friday and yoshida so guy is elected as japan's new prime minister about the lower house on a man to the upper house his whole team now. thank you for joining us senior palestinian figures say the b. tree they have been betrayed after the united arab emirates and bahrain signed u.s. brokered agreements to normalize ties with israel there's been protests against the deals in gaza and the occupied west bank u.s. president donald trump says a deal represent the new dawn of a new middle east our white house correspondent kimberly hockett reports.

region much closer than where they were a couple of years ago. >> is the sale of jets to the united arab emiratesof this deal? >> it has nothing to do with our peace deal. we fought together with the united arab emirates in i think over four wars. they've got a tremendous military. they're right on the edge with iran. president trump's middle east strategy has really been about countering iran's aggression. the last administration did probably one of the worst deals i've ever seen, which was the iran deal where they gave $150 billion in sanctions relief to iran over i think it was $1.8 billion in cash. once that happened iran used that money, funneled it to its proxies and you had much more instability throughout the region. president trump got out of that deal. we've cut off a lot of iran's finances. and by sending f-35s to the united arab emirates, it strengthens our regional alliances and puts them on notice that we're moving serious attention to where they are. >> i will point out, as you well know, that $150 billion, that was iranian assets that were frozen here in the united states, which t

the united arab emirates really wants united states built f-35 fighters. this morning on "fox and friends," president trump said he would be happy to sell them to them. listen to what he said. >> pres. trump: i know the leader very well mohammad, i would have no problem selling to them. tremendous jobs at home. talking about a large number of planes, reasonably large number of planes, not the biggest. >> john: the f-35 comes in various configurations it is most advanced fighter and the thought of united arab emirates having f-35s gives israel heartburn. it is likely in the conversation going on right now in the oval office between the president and benjamin netanyahu, that may be a slight point of contention. overall, harris, what we will see is history unfold for the fourth time since the creation of israel, normalization of relations between israel and two arab neighbors. quite a day. >> harris: the beautiful part of what you are describing, no matter how chippy it gets over fighter jets, they are having the conversations right now, just moments away per

international peacemaker just in time ahead of us elections in november the decision by the united arab emirates and bahrain to normalize ties with these rail breaks with decades of consensus within the arab world at peace deal with the palestinians had long been up held as a prerequisite for establishing relations with the jewish state but trump and on yahoo praised the deal as groundbreaking. we're 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 3 countries we take a major stride toward a future in which people of all face and backgrounds live together in peace and prosperity i am grateful to you president trump for your decisive leadership you have unequivocal he stood by israel start you have boldly confronted the tyrants of her own you proposed a realistic vision for peace between israel and the palestinians and you have successfully brokered this store of peace that we are signing to do. but palestinians say there can be no resolution to the core conflict ana

sealing the deal the united arab emirates on bihari and normalize relations with israel palestinians call it a betrayal. result 0 live from doha and also ahead america's summer of catastrophe could get even worse oregon declares a state of emergency over wildfires now a storm threatens record flooding in the south. more than 100000 homes destroyed or damaged the cleanup gets underway in sudan after weeks of flooding allen's wife thousands of fresh new g.'s on the greek island of loss was don't want to relocate to a new shelter after a huge fire destroyed europe's biggest town. hello senior palestinian figures say they've been betrayed after the united arab emirates reign signed u.s. brokered agreements to normalize relations with israel there have been protests against the deal and gaza and the occupied west bank president donald trump says the deal is represent what he called the dawn of a new middle east our white house correspondent kimberly halkett reports. it's not the promised peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u.s. president donald trump hailed t

lorraine has agreed to join israel and the united arab emirates. by the way i want to thank mohammed. he was a great leader, a truly great leader, at the white house on tuesday. so he will be here on tuesday for the signing of the abraham accords. the significance of the signing will be elevated from an already historic breakthrough to one representing a previously unthinkable regional transformation. that is exactly what it is. it was unthinkable that this could happen, and so fast. as you know, when we did the , with theigning united arab emirates, people thought that was amazing. and now they are hearing this and they are also hearing from other countries, because they understand other countries very much want to come in. i want to thank the leaders of israel and bahrain for their to forge thisrage historic agreement. their leadership is proving the future can be filled with hope and does not need to be predetermined conflict of the past. the conflicts of the past are very legendary. there was problems going on. but we have been able to work thi

i really praise that wonderful great vision of this country united arab emirates. who facilitates the certification of helen cautious products between the. its owners i'm cold to the emirates for years people had to use foreign providers or the internet to connect and to leverage. libya. great just imagine the deal breaks with the long held view among arab countries that normalizing ties would only come after israel and its military occupation of the palestinian territories in israel there have been a lot of firsts in the past days 1st direct interviews with and the rotty officials like here a t.v. channel 13 is tell of the reporters were sent immediately to upper darby and israeli news sites very reportedly unplugged in the emirates you know what is amazing normally in those cases it takes time but now everything is on the table relationship embassies flights tourism everything is moving very fast we can phone the emirates we can go there we can every interview is there only egypt and jordan have signed peace treaties with israel in the past one hopes that this ne

the united arab emirates and back grain sign a deal to normalize ties with israel president tom is calling it the dawn of a new middle east. but palestinians mourn what they called a black day saying the resolution is a stab in the back. i'm about this and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.s. city of louisville is to pay $12000000.00 to the family of briana taylor months after the black health care worker was killed in a home by police. west african leaders appear to agree those behind a coup in mali can take up to 18 months for the transition to civilian control. i'm talking about robbing the bank towns where the government that is successful to defrost. despite the coronavirus. the united arab emirates and buckland have officially signed a deal in washington to normalize ties with israel it's been described as a betrayal by the palestinians but president donald trump says it represents the dawn of a new middle east and he's predicting more countries will follow the move the moment was marked with an elaborate ceremony at the white house. together these agreements wil

palestinians say they've been betrayed as a united arab emirates and bahrain sign deals to normalize ties with its writer. oh you're watching al-jazeera live from our world headquarters in doha fully back he will also coming up a disaster declared in oregon the u.s. state can now access federal funds to help fight one fires that are spread across the west coast's. more than 100000 damage 1000 homes damaged or destroyed the cleanup gets underway in sudan after weeks of bloody and kick off in south america football returns after a 6 month suspension because of the panda. thank you very much for joining us senior palestinian figures say they've been betrayed after the united arab emirates and bahrain signed u.s. brokered agreements to normalize ties with israel have been protests against a deal in gaza and the occupied west bank u.s. president donald trump says a deal is represent the new dawn of a middle east i want house correspondent kimberly hockett reports. it's not the promised peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u.s. president donald trump hailed the

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 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

start in washington, where a ceremony to mark the signing of a peace deal between israel, the united arab emiratess taken place at the white house. president trump said it was the "dawn of a new middle east". the gulf states are just the third and fourth arab countries to recognise israel, but the palestinians have urged other arab states not to follow suit, while their conflict remains unsolved. our north america editor jon sopel has the story. since the founding of the state of israel in 1948, only two arab countries have made peace with israel. today at the white house, that number doubled as the uae and bahrain were brought together by donald trump to sign an agreement to normalise relations with the country. the signatures on the page took only a few seconds but it had taken decades to get here. and for donald trump, with one eye on the forthcoming presidential election and another on his place in history, this was a sweet moment, a significant foreign policy victory. we are here this afternoon to change the course of history. after decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new

think about and that's what's going on right now bahrain is agreed to join israel and the united arab emirates former and by the way i want to thank all ahmed who was a great leader a truly great leader at the white house on tuesdays all they'll be here on tuesday for the signing of the abraham accords the significance of the signing will be elevated from an already historic breakthrough to one representing a previously unthinkable regional transform ation and that's exactly what it is it's unthinkable that this could happen and so. and as you know when we did the original signing with and which will actually take place in terms of official on tuesday united arab emirates people thought that was. amazing and now they're hearing this and they're also hearing from other countries because they understand that other countries want to very much come in. on this occasion i want to thank the leaders of israel and bahrain for their vision and courage to forge this is sturrock agreement their leadership is proving that the future can be filled with hope and does not need to be determined by conflicts o

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

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

palestinians say they've been betrayed as the united arab emirates and bahrain signed deals to normalize ties with israel. play watching al-jazeera live from doha with me for the back teeth also ahead a disaster declared in oregon the u.s. state can now access federal funds to fight wildfires that have spread across the west coast more than 100000 homes damaged or destroyed and the cleanup gets underway in sudan after weeks of flooding and japan is set for a new prime minister yoshida so guy is expected to be voted in short. senior palestinian figures say they have been betrayed after the united arab emirates and bahrain signed u.s. brokered agreements to normalize ties with israel they've been protests against a deal in gaza and the occupied west bank u.s. resident donald trump says the deal represents the new of the dawn of a new middle east white house correspondent kimberly hockett reports. it's not the promised peace deal of the century between israelis and palestinians still u.s. president donald trump hailed the signing of the abraham accords at the white house as an historic day

peacemaker peacemaker other ahead of elections in november thank you very much the decision by the united arab emirates and bahrain to normalize ties with israel breaks decades of consensus within the arab world a peace deal with the palestinians has long been upheld as a prerequisite for establishing relations with israel. and trump and netanyahu are hopeful though that all the arab nations will follow suit creating a major shift in ties in the region. and the blessings of the peace we make today will be enormous 1st because this peace will eventually expand to include other arab states and old timidly it can and the arab israeli conflict once and for all. but the agreements do not address the core conflict between israel and the palestinians bahrain's foreign minister also made it clear that it was too early to celebrate a just comprehensive and during 2 state solution to the palestinian israeli conflict will be the foundation the good rock of such peace. in the palestinian territories the new agreements have been met with anger. morning sirens sounded as several rockets fired from the gaza strip hit

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

israelis prime minister benjamin netanyahu and leaders from the united arab emirates and bahrain are e and bahrain becoming just the third and fourth arab nations to normalize relations with israel. this is a very big day, establishing those diplomatic ties with israel. the president, who helped broker bo

thank you, sarah and foreign minister abdullah bin zayid, united arab emirates., thank you very much and foreign minister abdul azazz we're here this afternoon to change the course of history after decade 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 these visionary leaders will sign the first two peace deals between israel and the arab state in more than a quarter century. in israel's entire history there have been only two such agreements now we've achieved two in a single month and there are more to follow israel, the united arab emirates and bahrain will establish embassies, exchange ambassadors and begin the cooperate -- and work together to cooperate as partners across the broad range of sectors from tourism to trade and health care to security. they are going to work together. they are friends the abraham accord open the doors for muslims around the

the 1st ever commercial flight from tel aviv to abu dhabi comes after the united arab emirates as the 1st gulf country and only the 3rd arab nation normalized its relations with israel in the flight as part of a new pact brokered by the us over the last years people have spoken about all of the bad things that have happened in the middle east and all the conflict in the chaos of the division that's existed for the last decades but i do believe that this is ushering in a new hopefulness amongst all 'd people that peace is possible and that there is a new chapter that could be read it. in another historic breakthrough the israeli plane also received permission to cross saudi arabian airspace this is the 1st public sign of saudi cooperation with israel after years of behind the scenes dealings and it goes against the longstanding palestinian position that relations with the arab countries should only occur if israel withdraws from occupied territory and accept palestinian statehood a clear touchdown for israel and for the trumpet ministration in the middle east and that with just months

the role of international peace maker ahead of us elections in november the decision by the united arab emirates and bahrain to normalize ties with israel breaks with decades of consensus within the arab world a peace deal with the palestinians had long been up billed as a prerequisite for establishing relations with israel but trump bad news on yahoo praised the deal as groundbreaking. for. we're 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 3 countries we take a major stride toward a future in which people of all faiths and backgrounds live together in peace and prosperity i'm grateful to you president trump for your decisive leadership you have unequivocal and stood by israel sarg you have boldly confronted the tyrants of terror on you proposed a realistic vision for peace between israel and the palestinians and you have successfully brokered the historic peace that we are signing today. but palestinians say there can be no resolution to the core conflict anal

arab nations and the united states. we also have the foreign ministers of the united arab emirates and bahrain, not the leaders of the countries, but the foreign ministers, planning accords, planning diplomatic relations with israel. these are only the third and fourth arab nations to do this. there had been unofficial recognition of diplomatic ties with israel but nothing official until this accord, which is about to be signed. joining us now is kevin cirilli. we knew this was coming, it had been announced that these accords were agreed to by all parties involved. not, though, by the other parties in the region, including the palestinians, iran very angry about this. as benjamin netanyahu talks about peace, how concerned are parties in washington that there could be some business ties, but also a resurgence in hostility in the region? kevin: this is a monumental come historic shift in terms of geopolitical policy in the middle east. states,golf arab bahrain, and the united arab emirates, to within weeks apart to normalize ties with israel, recognizes a significant economic and geopolitical shift in the region. in conversation

united arab. emirates. i know others call an election for. sitting in for richard and you are watching the listening post working from home here are the media stories we're covering this week the abraham accords behind all the talk about peace between israel and the gulf states there is a lot of posturing and even more p.r. . in the united states an affiliate of the under network 80 plus is ordered to register as a foreign agent. we've reported on mounting crises a chronically corrupt government a collapsing state and then came the blast what's it like to be a journalist in lebanon today. and a saudi musician teams up with an israeli one to create one of the many many more the videos that have come in the wake of the abraham accords. the talk in the middle east these days is of normalization between gulf states and israel just this past week the united arab emirates and the kingdom of bahrain formally signed what was being sold as historic peace deals with israel what these deals do is make official an open secret that for years there's been

guest: it is certainly a milestone to bring bahrain and the united arab emirates into harmony with israel. it is a big step, no doubt about it. i don't know how that is going to play out with palestinians. they probably feel like they have been cast aside by their fellow arab countries, and i could breed some difficult behavior from them -- and that could breed some difficult behavior from them. i am not in favor of abandoning the two state solution. host: can you truly be on the road to middle east feast -- middle east peace if palestinians aren't involved, and what would be the next step? guest: i don't see how you can. the two state solution goes back to the 1950's. they have to have a homeland and eventually to state -- and eventually develop a stable government and economic opportunity for their people. host: what are the next states you want to see sign on to this and the next step to see this -- to keep this from becoming a mirage? guest: i would like to see qatar doing it. obviously the 900 pound gorilla is saudi arabia. the benefit of the hostilities with iran is that has been a

be a balance or that's why the wait has been a neighbor different from soda rabia and the united arab emirates for iran while the governments in the united arab emirates and baron have been very hostile towards iran kuwait has has followed a different policy it has tried to walk a fine line and trying to pacify both its neighbors iran and soda arabia and void tensions while trying to be a mediator trying to calm down the tensions in the region that that has been the wrong way to has been playing in recent years and now whether this. strategy is going to continue or not will depend on the on his successor i expect a smooth transition of power while the new leaders who have assumed power in soda rabia and the united arab. emirates have brought great instability and tensions in their relations with iran unlike got out of which has been friendly towards iran i expect the transition of power to to be handled smoothly and be done something like that of oman so i do not expect kuwait to change its foreign policy and i expect a continuation with some you know minor probably minor changes in the short

this agreement adds to the historic agreement with the united arab emirates. gnificant moment for relations between israel and the arab world. last month the uae and the israelis agreed to forge diplomatic links. but it leaves the palestinians feeling sidelined. they condemned the latest agreement, calling it a dangerous betrayal. they believe the move by the gulf countries torpedoes a promise by arab states not to embrace israel until palestinian statehood is achieved. the gulf countries believe their move could nudge forward an end to the israeli—palestinian conflict, but critics see more self—interest than peacemaking for the parties involved. joining me now isjon alterman, director of the middle east programme at the centre for strategic and international studies in washington. thanks so much forjoining us on bbc news. first of all, what is your take on what this means for the wider situation in the middle east? i'm not sure it changes the situation in the broader middle east much at all, bahrain's fear of iran ‘s long—standing, bahrain was not fighting wit

this agreement adds to the historic agreement with the united arab emirates. gnificant moment for relations between israel and the arab world. last month the uae and the israelis agreed to forge diplomatic links. but it leaves the palestinians feeling sidelined. they condemned the latest agreement, calling it a dangerous betrayal. they believe the move by the gulf countries torpedoes a promise by arab states not to embrace israel until palestinian statehood is achieved. the gulf countries believe their move could nudge forward an end to the israeli—palestinian conflict, but critics see more self—interest than peacemaking for the parties involved. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. migrants on the greek island of lesbos have been protesting on the streets demanding the freedom to travel on to mainland europe. more than 10,000 people were left without shelter this week after europe's largest refugee camp was gutted by fire. protesters approached riot police cordoning off the road out of the moria camp. four hundred unaccompanied children from the camp are to be ta

bahrainjoins the united arab emirates in normalising relations with israel, a move which further erodes the arab world's boycott of the jewish state. this is now the second peace agreement that we've announced in the last month, and i am very hopeful that there will be more to follow. protests in lesbos against conditions on the greek island with migrants demanding to be allowed to travel to mainland europe. coronavirus is back on the rise in the uk, with the r number showing how many people each patient infects above one for the first time since march. dozens of people are reported missing in a wave of deadly wildfires in the us state of oregon. many more evacuation orders have been put in place, including right here, such that now, more than half a million people in the state have been told to leave their homes. and will liverpool remain the english premier league team to beat this season after their first title in 30 years? hello and welcome, i'm nancy katzen guerra. bahrain has agreed to normalise its relations with israel, further eroding the arab world's boycott of the jewish stat

normalization of relations between 2 goal for arab states and israel the foreign ministers of the united arab emirates and bahrain joint present. trump and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to sign formal agreements to establish diplomatic relations it's the 1st time in more than a quarter of a century that an arab states has established ties with israel trump expressed hope that other arab countries will soon follow while netanyahu think the president for his quote decisive leadership. this day is a pivot of history it heralds a new dawn of peace for thousands of years the jewish people have prayed for peace for decades the jewish state as prayed for peace and this is why today we are filled. with such profound gratitude i'm grateful to you president trump for your decisive leadership you have unequivocally stood by israel side you have boldly confronted the tyrants of terror on you proposed a realistic vision for peace between israel and the palestinians and you have successfully brokered their store of peace that we are signing today a peace that has broad support in israel in america in th

>> united arab emirate and bahrain sign agreement. a deal donald trump declared a done of a new middle east. sayingnians, a black day it is a stab in the back. hello again. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, hundreds of refugees began moving into a new camp. leaders say it is time to change europe's approach to migration. fighting the tension and claiming torture. >> it makes me only angrier. i just feel so much injustice. ♪ >> the united arab emirates and bahrain have signed a deal to normalize ties wh israel. the ceremony was held in washington dc and hosted by whoident donald trump described it as a new dawn of the middle east. palestinians are outraged. concerningresolution the decades-old dispute. the abraham accords, called by the white house. the first arab countries to normalize relations with israel in more than 25 years. boycottement ends the of israel and allows the --sibility of weaponry cells sales to the emirates. it is being condemned by palestinians as a betrayal. the white house corresponden

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

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 from women follow us on twitter and on instagram news or visit our website at www dot com. org. the united arab emirates in bahrain today agreed to normalize relations with israel a deal brokered by