The next two Gulf countries to follow the UAE could be Oman and Bahrain.

Oman and Bahrain sign MoUs to boost relations

 Israel's intelligence minister says Bahrain and Oman could be the next two Gulf states to follow the UAE to formalize relations with Israel. Last Thursday, Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced the normalization of their diplomatic relations, reshaping Middle East policy, including the Palestinian issue and Iran. According to Reuters, Israeli Minister of Intelligence Eli Cohen, speaking on Army Radio, said that "the UAE, Israel agreement will result in agreements with more Gulf countries and Muslim countries in Africa." "I think Bahrain and Oman are definitely on the agenda. In addition, according to my review, it is likely that there will be peace agreements with African countries next year. Sudan tops the list of African countries. 

It should be noted that Bahrain and Oman have welcomed the US-sponsored agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, but neither country has commented on whether it will normalize its relations with Israel. no.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has met with the leaders of Oman and Sudan over the past two years, including the Israeli Prime Minister's visit to Oman in October 2018. A statement from the Israeli prime minister's office said, "Netanyahu has told his cabinet members that he expects more countries to join us in pursuit of peace." It will promote peace with the Arab world and bring about a real, peaceful and secure peace with the Palestinians. "Palestine has condemned the agreement, calling it a" betrayal. " On Sunday, for the first time since the agreement between the UAE and Israel, the foreign ministers of the two countries made the first telephone call to the public. Telephone lines have opened between the two countries before it was impossible to call Israel from the UAE. Israel signed peace agreements with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. But the UAE, like other Gulf states, had neither diplomatic nor economic relations with Israel.

Oman has friendly relations with both Iran and the United Arab Emirates, and in the past, whenever relations between Iran and the UAE have soured, Oman has acted as a bridge.

Bahrain is a close ally of Saudi Arabia. Bahrain has not yet commented on the Israeli-UAE agreement. Bahrain hosted an Israeli official at a security conference in 2019, as well as a US-led conference.

The conference was aimed at improving the Palestinian economy under US President Donald Trump's Middle East Peace Initiative. Government sources in Kuwait told the local newspaper Al-Qaboos that Kuwait's position on Israel has not changed and that Kuwait will be the last country to normalize its relations with Israel.

On the other hand, according to the UAE's official news agency WAM, the UAE and Israel have agreed to cooperate in the research of the coronavirus.

The UAE-based Apex National Investment and the Israeli firm Terra Group are working to speed up the diagnosis of coronavirus and develop a standardized testing device, in addition to research in other areas of health.

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