A senior Emirati government official this week urged Israeli lawmakers to work together to further the expansion of the Abraham Accords as a foil against Islamic extremism in the region.

The direct remarks made in an unusual video address to the Israeli parliament were indicative of the strong ties that bind Israel and the UAE, and came on the heels of the symbolic move by the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan to join the landmark 2020 peace deal, which saw four Arab countries led by the UAE make peace with Israel under the first Trump administration.

“We both face the same challenges,” Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi , chairman of the Federal National Council’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, told Knesset members Monday in a video address.

“So it is our responsibility not only to is

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