1. It has been a long-term, bipartisan goal to pursue normalization between Israel and Arab states. The UAE-Israel announcement is good news, and breaks an important barrier. Everyone should welcome it.
2. Additional good news will be if the announcement buries any chance of unilateral annexation in the West Bank. That's still not clear, but is critically important.
3. Unilateral annexation will help kill any chance of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It should never have been floated in connection with the Trump plan.
4. Now we need to shelve the Trump plan & build on this announcement, restoring US leadership toward a credible 2state outcome that ensures Israel's security & its Jewish &democratic future, & fulfills Palestinian rights to dignity and self-determination in a state of their own.
5. Expanding Israeli-Arab ties can be mobilized in the service of this critical goal. The UAE and Israel, together with American diplomatic leadership, can help point the way. End
