Israeli Minister Tours UAE Mosque In First Official Visit


Palestine Chronicle: Israeli Minister Tours UAE Mosque during First Official Visit (VIDEO)

Officials in the United Arab Emirates have taken the Israeli sports minister on a guided tour of the grand mosque of Abu Dhabi as she made the first official visit to the Gulf state.

Miri Regev posted a video of herself at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the Emirati capital on Monday in the latest sign of warming ties between Israel and Gulf states.

Regev said, while dressed in Islamic clothing:

“I am glad that I have had the privilege to be the first senior Israeli figure to sign the guestbook at the mosque. I chose to do so in Hebrew, to send a message of brotherhood.”

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Update #1: Israeli minister in unprecedented visit to UAE mosque (AFP)
Update #2: Watch: Minister tears up as Israeli anthem played in UAE (Arutz Sheva)
Update #3: Arabic press review: Second Israeli minister in three days to visit UAE (Middle East Eye)

WNU Editor: It looks like the Gulf states are changing their policy towards Israel .... Oman says time to accept Israel in region, offers help for peace (Reuters). More here .... Saudi Arabia and the UAE Consider the Cost of Israeli Ties (Stratfor).

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