Netanyahu to Depart for 1st State Visit to UAE Thursday 

Emily Jones
03-10-2021

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JERUSALEM, Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will go to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for his first state visit since the historic Abraham Accords were signed, Israeli media reported.

He is expected to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan while he is there.

Netanyahu’s first official visit to the emirates was supposed to happen months ago, but the trip was postponed numerous times due to Israel’s COVID-19 restrictions.

The prime minister’s trip comes just days before Israel’s fourth national election in two years on March 23.

Emirati officials told the Walla news site there were concerns the visit would look like an interference in the Israeli elections, but ultimately, the UAE agreed to the trip. 

Netanyahu will only spend a few hours in the Emirati kingdom before returning to Israel. 

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Emily Jones is a multi-media journalist for CBN News in Jerusalem. Before she moved to the Middle East in 2019, she spent years regularly traveling to the region to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, meet with government officials, and raise awareness about Christian persecution. During her college years, Emily served as president of Regent University's Christians United for Israel chapter and spoke alongside world leaders at numerous conferences and events. She is an active member of the Philos Project, an organization that seeks to promote positive Christian engagement with the Middle
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