Peak of the Negev: The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt arrived in Sde Boker this afternoon (Sunday) ahead of the opening of the Negev Conference summit. The Moroccan foreign minister is also expected to land soon. The summit will take place until tomorrow, and Lapid and Linken will also participate. The foreign ministers will stay at the Isrotel Kedma Hotel and have a joint dinner.
Prime Minister Bennett said earlier today (Sunday) in a statement with Blinken: “Secretary of State, Tony, it is a pleasure to host you here in Jerusalem, my friend. Welcome. We had a very significant meeting, we learned a lot from each other. Today is a historic day. We host “The Negev Summit” here in Israel, where the foreign ministers of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain, together with Israel and the United States will gather in Sde Boker, in southern Israel, for this important event. “
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the political events and the summit, and welcomed the arrival of the Arab foreign ministers: “The visit of the Arab foreign ministers to Israel is a welcome thing. This is a direct result of the “Abrahamic agreements” we brought. I met all the Arab foreign ministers here in Israel, except for the Moroccan foreign minister I had met earlier at the UN. “Strengthening the Abrahamic Agreements is a good thing for peace, good for Israel.”
Ayelet Shaked, the Minister of the Interior, also welcomed the meeting: “This is a significant and important achievement of the Foreign Minister. It is important that Linken hears not only us but all the Foreign Ministers with a unified position against the agreement with Iran.” In fact, Smutrich objected, claiming that in every such round of meetings, the State of Israel is required to make concessions.