A man rides a scooter near the flags of the U.S., United Arab Emirates, Israel and Bahrain as they flutter along a road in Netanya, Israel September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Nir Elias
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The diplomatic accords the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are due to sign with Israel on Tuesday in a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump have been subject to intense spin and partisan scrutiny.
They are the first public rapprochements with Israel by Gulf Arab states and come decades after it signed peace deals with Egypt and Jordan, countries that, unlike the UAE and Bahrain, had faced Israel on the battlefield.
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