15 Inspiring Milestones Between Israel and the UAE

1. The UAE opens its embassy in Israel

2. And Israel opens its embassy in the UAE

3. The UAE and Israel collaborate on space projects

4. They sign their first academic agreement

5. Tourism and healthcare agreements too

6. The UAE helps reunite a Jewish family from Yemen

7. Hazzaa al-Mansoori, the Emirati astronaut gives Israel the Israeli flag he flew in space

8. The UAE and Israel play their first friendly soccer matches

9. The Israeli prime minister visits the Emirates in-person

10. Celebrating Jewish life with a Chanukah lighting in Dubai

11. Israel opens its pavilion at the Dubai Expo

12. Military cooperation: the UAE visits Israel’s largest air force drill

13. Israel, Bahrain and the UAE join the US on a joint naval drill in the Red Sea

14. The UAE invests mightily in the Israeli economy

15. The crown jewel: Israel and the UAE sign a free trade agreement

By Aaron Gold. Aaron Gold is a writer and the founder of The Hasmonean.

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