TNPSC Thervupettagam

Israel-UAE Peace Pact

August 21 , 2020 1466 days 869 0
  • The United Arab Emirates became the first Gulf country to sign peace agreement with Israel.
  • The Agreement is also called Abraham Accord.
  • Israel is the third Arab country after Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994) to sign the peace agreement.
  • The name Abraham has been provided to honour three major Abrahamic religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
  • The deal has stopped Israel annexation of West Bank.

West Bank issue

  • The West Bank is sandwiched between Israel and Jordan.
  • The West Bank was captured by Jordan at the end of Arab-Israeli war.
  • During the 1967, Israel was defeated by the combined forces of Syria, Egypt and Jordan.

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