Q. Which of the following statements about Abraham Accord is/are correct?
- It establishes formal diplomatic relations between UAE and Israel.
- Bahrain, Sudan, Egypt and Morocco have joined it.
- UAE becomes the only Arab nation to recognize Israel.
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Notes:
- Abraham Accord was brokered by the USA, it is a normalization agreement between UAE and Israel to establish formal diplomatic relations, later joined by Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco and in exchange Israel would suspend its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, thereby becoming the first Gulf country to establish diplomatic and economic relations with Israel.
- UAE becomes the third Arab nation to recognize Israel after Egypt (in 1979) and Jordan (1994).