Jared Kushner gives a short speech, thanking Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE’s de facto ruler, as well as Saudi Arabia, for allowing the Israeli plane to fly over its airspace.
He quips that they wanted the plane to fly faster so they could get there sooner to celebrate the normalized ties.
“While this peace is forged by its leaders it is overwhelmingly desired by its people,” he says.
US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner speaks at Abu Dhabi airport, after heading an Israeli-American delegation from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, August 31, 2020.(Screenshot)
Kushner slams what he says are the few who are opposed to the deal.
“They exploit division to maintain power,” he says.
Says Kushner: “The Middle East is filled with brilliant, industrious, tolerant and innovative people, and the future belongs to them. I ask everyone today to join us in celebrating this peace, and to help us expand it throughout the region and the entire world.”
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