Israel to Participate in 2020 Dubai Expo as Ties With Gulf Warm
- Organizers say they had invited ‘all countries’ to event
- Netanyahu, ministers have appeared around region in past year
Government advertising showing Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, in Dubai.
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Israel said Thursday it will take part in next year’s World Expo in Dubai, a further sign of improving ties with Persian Gulf states that once shunned contact with it.
“We look forward to sharing our innovative spirit and the advances our entrepreneurs and innovators are making in the various fields such as water, information and medical technologies,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.