Happy Hanukkah from the UAE Embassy in Washington DC! pic.twitter.com/tljkzuJx0t
— UAE Embassy US (@UAEEmbassyUS) December 22, 2019
"Our warmest wishes to our friends of the Jewish faith on the occasion of the first day of the Festival of Lights. Wishing you a joyful #Hanukkah," the UAE Embassy in the UK tweeted with an image of a gold menorah with candles lit and the words "Happy Hanukkah." The UAE Embassy in France tweeted a similar message in French with the same graphic.@uaeinnyc sends warm wishes for a peaceful and happy #Hanukkah pic.twitter.com/zYxDI6ffqn
— UAE Consulate in NYC (@UAEinNYC) December 22, 2019
Recently, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the United Arab Emirates tweeted an article supporting an emerging alliance of Arab states with Israel. Along with the article he tweeted "Islam's reformation: An Arab-Israeli alliance is taking shape in the Middle East."Our warmest wishes to our friends of the Jewish faith on the occasion of the first day of the Festival of Lights. Wishing you a joyful #Hanukkah pic.twitter.com/AxiySi9YQc
— UAE Embassy UK (@UAEEmbassyUK) December 22, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the tweet saying, "I welcome the closer relations between Israel and many Arab states. The time has come for normalization and peace."Islam’s reformation: an Arab-Israeli alliance is taking shape in the Middle East | The Spectator https://t.co/uzJNi6GUsa
— عبدالله بن زايد (@ABZayed) December 21, 2019
Seth J. Frantzman contributed to this report.I welcome the closer relations between Israel and many Arab states. The time has come for normalization and peace.أرحب بالتقارب الذي يحدث بين إسرائيل والكثير من الدول العربية. لقد آن الأوان لتحقيق التطبيع والسلام. https://t.co/xUTluWn62e
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) December 21, 2019