Oman welcomed both the UAE and Bahrain’s decisions to build bridges with Israel when the agreements were first announced, on August 13 and September 11, respectively.

 

Oman said earlier this month that it hoped the “new strategic path taken by some Arab countries will contribute to bringing about a peace based on an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and on establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital.”

 

Oman’s foreign minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah spoke to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi four days after the UAE-Israel deal was announced, on August 17.

 

Former US Ambassador to Oman Richard Schmierer told Al Arabiya English at the time that he believed Oman “will support and try to advance the step taken by the UAE in its decision to seek normal relations with Israel.”