Israel to announce two temporary missions in the UAE

Israel’s historic representation in the Gulf State – which will go hand in hand with the already opened temporary embassy in Manama, the capital of Bahrain – continues to sign Abraham Accords, which the U.S. broke on back in September in which the three countries formally agreed to normalize relations.

Prior to the official announcement, Israeli representative bodies have joined forces in both countries to find funds that could be home to the temporary missions.

An Israeli diplomat already in the city will head the interim consulate in Dubai.

Former ambassador to Turkey Eitan Na’eh, ousted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May 2018, has been named by the ministry as the interim head of the embassy in Abu Dhabi expected to as one of the largest Israeli missions in the world and will be headed by several other Israeli ministries.

The Foreign Ministry offered several government ministries to send a representative to Abu Dhabi.

Both missions will assist both Israeli companies and Israeli citizens arriving in the UAE and will also handle visa issuance.

Meanwhile, the Israeli mission in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, is expected to open later this month after the two countries normalized ties last month.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to officially launch the diplomatic missions during his visit to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain which is scheduled to take place in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, both the UAE and Bahrain have begun preparations to open their own embassies in Israel.

Jerusalem predicts that more countries will soon join its list of allies in the Middle East. Oman and Saudi Arabia are obvious candidates.