“Tonight I am leaving on your behalf for a historic trip to meet with the President of the United States and representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,” Netanyahu said at a press briefing in Jerusalem Sunday evening, speaking shortly after the government approved a second nationwide lockdown, set to begin this Friday afternoon.
Speaking on the eve of his departure for the US to sign the Abraham Accords with the UAE and Bahrain, Netanyahu said the new deals would be signed exclusively on the basis of “peace for peace”, despite concerns on the Israeli Right that Netanyahu could agree to concessions in Judea and Samaria – including promises to back the formation of a Palestinian state.
“I am going to [Washington] to bring peace for peace. Peace through strength – two peace deals in one month. This is a new era of peace which I’ve been working towards for 25 years.” “These peace deals with include economic peace, and will bring billions of dollars into our economy in investments and economic cooperation. That’s always good, but it is especially good during the coronavirus pandemic.” -Full Report
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