As Jerusalem and DC hail historic agreement on normalization, leaders of the Gulf nation portray that aspect as secondary to keeping two-state option alive
Agreement announced Thursday brings Trump's peace plan to life, offers prospect of still-wider relations, vindicates Netanyahu, staves of his damaging unilateral annexation plan
Despite low profile, crown prince's strategy has been clear in recent years as Abu Dhabi builds profile as regional player, siding with US, Saudi against Iran's nuclear program
Ramallah recalls envoy to Abu Dhabi; Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi minister all praise agreement; Jordan, in cooler response, says Israel must enter into talks with Palestinians
Democratic presidential candidate says agreement to formalize ties is 'is a welcome, brave, and badly-needed act of statesmanship' by Abu Dhabi; makes no mention of Trump
Text tweeted by Trump says 'historic' breakthrough 'will advance peace' in region, says Israel will suspend annexation and focus on expanding ties with others in Arab, Muslim world
New 'Jewish Community of the UAE' got much press, but upstart congregation's eye for publicity backfires as local authorities order immediate closure of its social media accounts
Abu Dhabi mum on state-to-state collaboration with Israel on fighting coronavirus, despite PM declaring imminent announcement from both countries' health ministries
As Netanyahu announces new cooperation on coronavirus between nations, news site says secretive operation at start of pandemic was result of same contacts that led to latest deal
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