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Pompeo’s Middle Eastern Tour
Pompeo Hopes to Build More Bridges Between the Arab States and Israel by Majalla-London This week, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, kicked off a diplomatic tour across the Middle East, as he hopes to establish further normalized relations between Israel and the Arab states. This trip came in the aftermath of the U.S., Israel and the UAE announcing the deal to establish full diplomatic relations, which
also requires Israel to freeze its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank sought by the Palestinians as part of their future state. The announcement has been met with mixed responses across the region, as some have praised the UAE for becoming the third Arab state in history to reconcile with Israel. Some have also praised the UAE for persuading Israel to freeze its annexation of parts of the West Bank. Neverthe-
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