Abraham Accord: Background, Features, Significance, Effects
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Israel and the UAE have struck a peace deal to normalise the bilateral ties, with Israel agreeing to suspend its plans to annex West Bank temporarily. This historic agreement is slammed for not addressing the Israel-Palestine issue. However, it created a major geostrategic shift in the Middle East, benefiting countries like India and the US.
Why is there a conflict between Arab countries and Israel?
- Following the end of the First World War, Ottoman-ruled territories in West Asia came under the rule of Western powers.
- In 1917, the then British PM Arthur Balfour pledged to create a homeland for the Jewish community in Palestine, where Jerusalem, the holy city of the Jewish faith is located.
- Later, the UK ruled over Palestine under a 'mandate' from the League of Nations, the forerunner of the UN. During this time, there increase in the numb
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