A historic first flight between Israel and the UAE

The World

El Al flight 971 made some history today as the first commercial trip from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi. The Trump administration hopes Israel and the United Arab Emirates are on track to develop a formal diplomatic relationship — a move that other Arab nations could possibly follow. But as The World’s Ariel Oseran reports, that could be a long way off.

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