Although no meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and one of the emirates or Bahrain is planned at this stage, the proximity of the meetings with the US president may lead to a joint meeting in the Oval Office.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and his entourage have begun preparations for the signing ceremony of the peace agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and between Israel and Bahrain, which will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) on the southern lawn of the White House.
Netanyahu and his advisers are expected to write the speech he will deliver, as well as prepare for the meeting with President Trump.
Prime Minister Netanyahu announces peace agreement with Bahrain
Ahead of the ceremony, the Prime Minister's entourage denied Meretz Speaker Nitzan Horowitz's claim that Israel had pledged to freeze construction in the settlements under the peace agreements between Israel and the two countries from the Persian Gulf.
In a tweet on his Twitter account, Horowitz wrote earlier "not only the cancellation of the annexation and the deal for the planes. Tin with the Gulf Netanyahu also agreed to freeze construction in the settlements."
Horowitz went on to say that Netanyahu "will deny it as he denied the abolition of the annexation and the plane affair ('peace for peace'), but this is the agreement given to the Americans and the Gulf states. Which proves how critical the Palestinian issue is to any political progress."
In response, a source in Netanyahu's entourage said that "Horowitz's origins as a politician are even less good than being a journalist."
Not just the abolition of annexation and the deal of aircraft.
Tin with the Gulf Netanyahu also agreed to freeze construction in the settlements.
He will deny it as he denied the abolition of the annexation and the affair of the planes ("peace for peace"), but this is the agreement given to the Americans and the Gulf states.
Which proves how critical the Palestinian interest is to any political progress.
Nitzan Horowitz Nitzan Horowitz Nitzan Horowitz September 14, 2020
The signing date of the peace agreements is set for 19:00 in the evening according to Israel time (12:00 noon in Washington).
It will be followed by speeches by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu and probably also the Foreign Ministers of the Emirates and Bahrain, Abdullah bin Zayd and Dr. Abdulthif bin Rashid Al-Zayani (respectively).
Even before the ceremony, President Trump is scheduled to meet with the three leaders.
According to the official schedule, these are separate Trump meetings with the three.
However, since they are scheduled to enter the Oval Office one after the other, there is a high chance that Netanyahu will have a joint meeting with the Arab leaders.
Against the background of the corona plague, the White House also maintains special procedures, although at a lower level of enforcement than in Israel.
Guests of the ceremony were asked to wear masks and maintain social distance.
In addition, the Netanyahu bureau has requested a demarcated area for members of the Israeli entourage that constitute a capsule, but it is still unclear whether this will be possible logistically.
The White House invited many guests to the ceremony, including public figures from Israel.
Among others, WIZO President Esther Moore will attend the signing ceremony tomorrow, and will represent the women's organizations from Israel. Moore was invited by the US administration as the leader of one of the largest Zionist organizations in the world and by virtue of WIZO's status as a UNICEF advisory body. Wakosok for Equal Rights for Women and Children.