Head of Israeli Foreign Ministry of the Middle East and Peace Process Division, Eliav Benjamin, allegedly said that Oman might be the next country to agree on normalization deal with Tel Aviv.
Israeli official hopeful for more normalization deals within year - Foreign Ministry’s Eliav Benjamin says Israel engaging with ‘basically all countries in the region’ to expand Abraham Accords, mentions Oman as one possible target | Timesofisrael - https://honestlyconce... pic.twitter.com/otXMvijyle
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In an interview with journalists on social media, Benjamin made evaluations about the normalization agreement reached by Israel with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco.
Asked about whether other countries could normalize relations with Israel, Benjamin said: "We're basically meeting with all the countries in the Middle East and North Africa.”
“They each have to decide when the time is right for them and how to go about it. We are speaking to all of them, including Oman," he said.
???? — NEW: Eliav Benjamin, the head of Israel’s foreign ministry’s bureau of the Middle East and Peace Process Division suggested that Oman will likely be the next country to join the Abraham Accords, leading to full normalization between the countries.
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The UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan agreed to normalize relations with Israel last year.
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