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Dear John,
Israel and the United Arab Emirates made history in August, agreeing to work towards fully normalizing relations and even announcing plans for potential cooperation across civil and societal fields. This accord then formed the basis of a formal peace agreement signed by the UAE and Israel on September 15th, along with a shorter peace declaration between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Please join us for a Fighting Hate from Home webinar today, September 24th at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT with UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba
to explore the backstory, motivations, significance and way forward for this important diplomatic breakthrough toward Arab-Israeli understanding. The agreement has implications for the two-state solution, regional security and cooperation against global threats such as bigotry, violent extremism and the current pandemic.
We are honored to be hosting His Excellency Ambassador Al Otaiba, one of the central architects of this groundbreaking accord. He courageously challenged taboos this June when he appealed directly to the Israeli public through an Op-Ed in an Israeli newspaper, writing about annexation, normalization and other key concerns as a way to advance reconciliation between Arabs and Israelis.
Ambassador Al Otaiba will join ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt for a timely discussion about what this agreement between the two most technologically innovative countries in the Middle East means.
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WEBINAR: “The Impact of the Israel/United Arab Emirates Peace Accord”
Thursday, September 24
2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM MT / 11:00 AM PT
Featuring Guest Speaker:
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba
His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America, took up his post in 2008. In this role, Ambassador Al Otaiba has enhanced UAE-US relations and improved bilateral security and economic cooperation. In addition to leading efforts that increased military, intelligence and counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries, he also played a critical role to facilitate the landmark US-UAE 123 Agreement for Peaceful Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation, which came into force in 2009. He spoke at an event in May 2019
that ADL co-sponsored with the UAE Embassy on interfaith peacebuilding in the Middle East.
The Ambassador has also led the UAE’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in the US, emphasizing the importance of diplomacy, healthcare policy and the UAE’s commitment to protecting the public from the spread of COVID-19. Ambassador Al Otaiba dedicates a great deal of time to promoting inclusion and religious tolerance worldwide. In 2019, he supported Pope Francis’ historic visit to the UAE to promote interfaith cooperation and foster peace and goodwill among the followers of the world’s religions.
Please sign up now to join us today, Thursday, September 24. You can send questions to our experts in the webinar’s chat tool. All registrants will be emailed a link to the recording to re-watch and share.
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