UAE normalizes relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords

On 13 August 2020 the UAE, under then-crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed, agreed to normalize relations with Israel — the deal signed in Washington on 15 September 2020. It made the UAE the first Gulf state and third Arab country (after Egypt and Jordan) to recognize Israel, abandoning the long-declared Arab condition of a Palestinian state first — a landmark divergence of behavior from decades of rhetoric.

Referenced entities

Politicians

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan head-of-state

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Permalink: https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/4bea42c0-019c-4463-86ea-7bd49c91a914

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). UAE normalizes relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/4bea42c0-019c-4463-86ea-7bd49c91a914

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

Gara, Tarek. 2026. "UAE normalizes relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/4bea42c0-019c-4463-86ea-7bd49c91a914.

BibTeXFor LaTeX / Zotero / reference managers

@misc{tayyar-event-4bea42c0-019c-4463-86ea-7bd49c91a914,
  title     = {{UAE normalizes relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/4bea42c0-019c-4463-86ea-7bd49c91a914},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 2020-09-15. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 2020-09-15. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.