Ambassador Ron Dermer on the Israel-U.A.E. Accord
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🗓️ 20 August 2020
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
One week ago, the president of the United States, the prime minister of Israel, and the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates together announced the normalization of relations between the U.A.E and Israel. This is Israel’s first accord with an Arab nation since 1994, and it is the first time it has ever entered into such an arrangement with an Arab nation with which it does not share a border.
In this week’s podcast, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, explains how this happened, who made it happen, and the consequences it could well have for regional security, regional prosperity, and peace between Israel and her other Arab neighbors.
In conversation with Jonathan Silver, Ambassador Dermer speaks about his hopes for the relationship between Israel and the Emirates, the nations he expects will follow their lead, the ramifications of this accord for the Palestinians, and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s strategic insight about the relationship between diplomatic achievement abroad and commercial, entrepreneurial, and military strength at home.
Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.
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| 0:00.0 | We are witnessing a moment in the annals of the modern Middle East and in the history of Zionism |
| 0:14.5 | of great consequence. One week ago, the President of the United States, the Prime Minister |
| 0:19.8 | of Israel, and the Crown Prince |
| 0:21.5 | of the United Arab Emirates, together announced the normalization of relations between |
| 0:25.9 | the UAE and Israel. This is Israel's first normalization with an Arab nation since 1994, and |
| 0:32.2 | it is the first time it has ever entered into such an arrangement with an Arab nation that |
| 0:36.6 | does not share its border. |
| 0:38.7 | How this happened? Who made it happen? And the consequences it could well have for regional |
| 0:43.9 | security, regional prosperity, and peace between Israel and her Arab neighbors is our subject |
| 0:49.8 | on this week's Tikva podcast. I'm your host, Jonathan Silver. My guest is, since 2013, Israel's |
| 0:56.5 | ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermar. He is one of Israel's longest serving representatives |
| 1:01.6 | in Washington and is known to be a close and trusted colleague of Prime Minister Netanyahu. |
| 1:06.7 | Working shoulder to shoulder with the Trump administration, the prime minister in Jerusalem, |
| 1:10.8 | and representatives from the Gulf, he had a significant role to play in bringing about this |
| 1:15.3 | momentous agreement. In our conversation, we speak about his hopes for the relationship between |
| 1:20.3 | Israel and the Emirates. The nations he expects will follow their lead, the ramifications |
| 1:24.9 | of this accord for the Palestinians, the hopes he has for Israel's |
| 1:28.7 | relationship with Jordan and Egypt. And among the most interesting things we discuss is |
| 1:33.6 | Prime Minister Netanyahu's strategic insight that relates diplomatic achievement abroad |
| 1:38.2 | with commercial, entrepreneurial, and military strength at home. If you enjoy this conversation, |
| 1:43.3 | you can subscribe to the Tikva podcast |
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