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Sunday, November 22, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Cabinet ratifies mutual visa exemption agreement with UAE
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s cabinet ratifies a mutual visa exemption agreement with the United Arab Emirates — the Jewish state’s first ever such agreement with an Arab country.
The ministers vote unanimously to approve the treaty, which was signed in Tel Aviv last month.
It paves the way for easy tourist and business travel between the two countries.
“This will, of course, open up and strengthen economic ties between the two countries,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says before the vote. “I believe that all citizens of Israel — the entire world — see the tremendous change we are bringing about in our region, in every area.”
The UAE government had ratified the agreement on November 1, which means that it will enter into force shortly.
— Raphael Ahren
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