Herzog in UAE: More Arab countries should normalize relations with Israel

Another landmark moment for UAE-Israel ties: Israeli President Isaac Herzog met de facto UAE ruler Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday in Abu Dhabi, marking the first visit to the country by an Israeli head of state, UAE state news agency WAM reported. The two held bilateral talks, where Herzog told Al Nahyan that more Arab countries should follow the Emirates’ lead and normalize relations, according to a statementfrom the president’s office. The meeting comes just a month after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made his landmark visit to the UAE, and a year after the two countries signed an agreement to normalize relations.