The weekly cabinet meeting held today (Sunday) in the shadow of the “Peak of the Negev” will open tonight and continue tomorrow. At the conference, the foreign ministers of Israel, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt will meet and discuss mainly the emerging nuclear agreement with Iran, as well as other regional developments.
(Bennett at the beginning of the cabinet meeting).
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at the beginning of the meeting that “last week, in a meeting with President al-Sisi and the regent of the Emirates, there was a defining moment. Our old peace, with Egypt, met the new peace, of the Abrahamic agreements. We are all pouring more and more content – Political, economic, security – in these ties that have existed for quite a few years, to create a connection between the moderate countries in the Middle East. I am happy to see the continuation of this line in the meeting in Sde Boker as well. We are happy and excited to have you here and our door is always open. ”
“In the Middle East today there are those who produce violence and backwardness, and there are those who push for cooperation, prosperity and peace”
The Prime Minister added that “in the Arab world, more and more people understand that Israel is, and always has been, on the side of peace and cooperation.”
Along with the congratulations and appreciation to the participants in the summit, Foreign Minister Lapid and his officials for holding the meeting, Bennett expressed concern about the nuclear agreement with Iran, and especially about removing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards from the list of US terrorist organizations.
“While we are talking peace, there are those who do not cease to ignite fire and whip up war. This weekend we received another reminder of this, in the Houthi attack by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Saudi Arabia,” the prime minister said, referring to the rebels’ unusual and unusual attack. The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on a banquet last weekend. The thought that this organization is coming off the terrorist list, from the FTO, is very troubling and not just us. We still hope and work to ensure that this does not happen. ”