Israel, UAE agree to normalize relations 

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Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalize their diplomatic relations. Under the agreement, which President Donald Trump helped broker, Israel has agreed to suspend its planned annexation of areas of the West Bank. Host Marco Werman speaks with Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel and also a US special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

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