Leading Emirati and Israeli officials said during an Al-Monitor event Wednesday that they think the incoming Biden administration will continue to support normalization between Israel and Arab states.
The director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Alon Ushpiz, said that while US President Donald Trump’s support for Arab-Israeli normalization was “breathtaking,” he thinks President-elect Joe Biden shares a similar commitment to Israel’s security and prosperity.
“Biden is an old friend of Israel,” said Ushpiz. “I’m 100% sure that this commitment will continue also during the Biden administration.”
Ushpiz and the United Arab Emirates' assistant minister for culture and public diplomacy, Omar Ghobash, spoke at Al-Monitor’s virtual event “The UAE, Israel, and Normalization: Looking Ahead.” The discussion was moderated by Al-Monitor President Andrew Parasiliti and Al-Monitor contributor and "On Israel" podcast host Ben Caspit.