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From KQED.

From KQED Public Radio.

I'm Michael Krasny.

President Trump announced a landmark deal this week with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to fully normalize relations with Israel.

We'll talk with policy experts about the significance of the deal and what it means for Iran, Palestine, and the rest of the Middle East. And then, how would you describe your pandemic experience in six words? We're taking

your responses and talking about some of the best ones with Larry Smith of the Six-Word Memoir

Project. Submit your six-word memoirs on Twitter at KQED forum or email us, Forum at KQED.org, and we may read them on air.

That's all next after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Michael Krasny. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed an agreement at the White House this week to normalize relations with Israel, signaling a diplomatic shift in the Middle East and a new alliance against Iran. President Donald Trump lauded the deal as historic, but the agreement between countries already at peace with each other could further isolate the Palestinians who immediately

condemned the pact. How significant is the deal? We'll talk with policy experts about the deal

and other recent news from the region, and let me tell you who is joining us for this segment.

Bill Al-Sab is Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the Defense and Security Program, the Middle East Institute.

He was formerly a Pentagon official with oversight responsibilities for the Middle East.

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