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    Despite pressure from Trump, Arab nations resist normalizing ties with Israel

    by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Sep 03, 2020 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - When he announced a potentially historic deal last month in which Persian Gulf nation United Arab Emirates said it was preparing to recognize Israel, President Donald Trump predicted other Arab states would quickly follow suit.

    But after two trips through the region by senior Trump advisers to build on what they hoped would be momentum from the UAE deal, no other Arab nation has said it is willing to take the long-shunned leap to accept and recognize Israel as a legitimate Mideast neighbor, at least not until Israel resolves its conflict with Palestinians.

    They may be waiting to see what happens with the U.S. election in November, as well as the final details of an Israeli-UAE deal, expected to be signed

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