First UAE ambassador to Israel begins job
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The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Israel arrived yesterday pledging to build up new bilateral relations and officials said he would scout for an embassy location in Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
Mohamed Al Khaja, former chief of staff to the UAE foreign minister, was due to present his credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the start of a three-day visit.
Meeting Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Jerusalem, Al Khaja, 40, said he was 鈥渧ery proud and honored to be the first Emirati ambassador鈥 to Israel. He said he and his hosts were discussing 鈥渢he model of how we operate.鈥
鈥淢y mission here is to foster and develop this relationship ... and we hope this will bring peace and prosperity to the people in the Middle East,鈥 he said.
The UAE and Israel formalized ties in a Washington ceremony on September 15.
Their so-called 鈥淎braham Accords,鈥 joined by Bahrain, have uncorked tourism and commerce between Israel and Gulf Arab countries.
Palestinians have been critical of the rapprochement, worried that their own unmet statehood goal might be sidelined.
Israel opened an embassy in Abu Dhabi in January.
The country considers Jerusalem its capital but this is not widely recognized abroad.
The Palestinians want their own capital in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 war.
The UAE follows Jordan and Egypt in setting up an embassy.
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