Foreign Ministry's Hend al-Otaiba also notes suspension of 'Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories' paved way to establishment of UAE-Israel bilateral relations

As Jerusalem and DC hail historic agreement on normalization, leaders of the Gulf nation portray that aspect as secondary to keeping two-state option alive

Touting 'full and formal peace' with advanced, innovative Gulf nation, PM says Israelis will soon be flying direct to Abu Dhabi; insists annexation plan is only temporarily halted

Blue and White and Yesh Atid both welcome Netanyahu's news of normalization with Abu Dhabi, but many settler leaders say it marks the end of their trust in the prime minister

Trump first to announce 'historic peace agreement,' says Israel agreed to suspend West Bank annexation bid in exchange for formal relations with Gulf nation

'My soul felt reborn,' one relative says at Abu Dhabi airport ceremony; tweeting about reunion, Emirati FM Abdullah bin Zayed hails his country as 'homeland of coexistence'

As White House officials reportedly try to decide whether to support Netanyahu's West Bank plan, David Schenker seems to urge Jerusalem not to undermine peace plan

Anwar Gargash warns 'if we are going where we are going today... we will really be talking about equal rights and one state'

Addressing US-Jewish group, Minister of State Anwar Gargash says Abu Dhabi disagrees with Jerusalem on Palestinian issue, but is 'decoupling the political from the non-political'

Second installment to be sent to Ashdod port once it clears customs at airport; from there, entire shipment to be distributed to both Palestinian territories, official says