Top Israeli and American officials arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday departing from Tel Aviv aboard an El Al Boeing 737 aircraft and in an unprecedented occurrence flying over Saudi Arabian airspace for the first-ever visit towards normalization between Israel and the UAE.
While much of the media’s reporting was justifiably focused on the substance of the meetings of what is being dubbed the “Abraham Accord,” a lot was going on behind the scenes to ensure the visit was a success.
