{"id":1579,"date":"2020-08-31T18:07:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=33233"},"modified":"2020-08-31T18:07:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:07:56","slug":"israel-abu-dhabi-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/israel-abu-dhabi-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Passenger Flight From Israel To The UAE Bearing The Words &#8216;Peace&#8217; Landed Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, a\u00a0US-Israeli delegation, led by Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump, arrived at the presidential airport in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation left Tel Aviv this morning on board the first Israeli commercial plane &#8211; on which the word &#8220;peace&#8221; was printed in Arabic, English and Hebrew above a cockpit window &#8211; to land in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a softening in political tensions after\u00a0UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed officially announced <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/uae-president-announces-a-decree-to-abolish-the-israeli-boycott-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a decree to abolish the Israeli boycott law<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<h2>The word\u00a0&#8220;peace&#8221; was printed in Arabic, English and Hebrew above the cockpit window<\/h2>\n<p><!--infeed--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>UAE Government news agency WAM documented the landing<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/US?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#US<\/a>-Israeli delegation arrives in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a> on board first Israeli commercial plane to land in the country.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WamNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WamNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/erRyKghbOV\">pic.twitter.com\/erRyKghbOV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WAM English (@WAMNEWS_ENG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WAMNEWS_ENG\/status\/1300398690507599873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The historic flight was documented by travellers for two significant reasons<\/h2>\n<p>In a pre-flight announcement, the pilot announced this is a big step towards regional peace. For the first time, an Israeli flight will fly over Saudi airspace and land on UAE soil. Until now, the flight route would have taken over seven hours, now, it will take three.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd0a &quot;Ladies &amp; gentlemen, Shalom &amp; welcome onboard flight 971 from Tel aviv to Abu Dhabi.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>ELAL Captain of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeaceFlight0971?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeaceFlight0971<\/a> delivers message of hope for many more such flights in our region.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\u2708\ufe0f\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelUAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelUAE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAEIsrael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAEIsrael<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mMSjEbRrFp\">pic.twitter.com\/mMSjEbRrFp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Israel \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 (@Israel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Israel\/status\/1300362209508438016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The move to abolish the law means\u00a0companies in the UAE can now enter into agreements with bodies or individuals residing in Israel<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;The important decision to abolish the boycott on Israel and Israeli companies is an important step towards normalisation. The UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, took a historic decision that shows real leadership,&#8221; Lior Haiat, Spokesperson for Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs told UAE government agency WAM today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WooW the shear size of media presence at the landing press briefing. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAEIsrael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAEIsrael<\/a> \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <br \/>pic via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kh_lorena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kh_lorena<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cYDRo5sAQr\">pic.twitter.com\/cYDRo5sAQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u062d\u0633\u0646 \u0633\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0646\u064a \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HSajwanization\/status\/1300407836942401536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Lovin Daily: Schools Are Back: 300,000 Students Returning To School Across The UAE This Week<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-lovin-daily-live%2Fid1484254079%3Fign-mpt%3Duo%253D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-lovin-daily-live%2Fid1484254079%3Fign-mpt%3Duo%253D4\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2F%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOTVjNmQwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2F%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOTVjNmQwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Google Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.anghami.com%2Fartist%2F3461877%2F1008921519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.anghami.com%2Fartist%2F3461877%2F1008921519\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Anghami<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today, a\u00a0US-Israeli delegation, led by Jared Kushner, Senior Adviser to US President Donald Trump, arrived at the presidential airport in Abu Dhabi. 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