The Trump administration has brokered a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that normalized ties between the countries. Israel agreed to suspend the plan to annex the West Bank. <\/p>\n
Perhaps the most important part of this (from my not very well informed perspective) is that the Palestinians no longer hold a veto over these decisions. <\/p>\n
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