Whereas, on August 13, 2020, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced an agreement to normalize relations between their two countries, and Israel agreed to suspend planned annexation in parts of the West Bank; Whereas, on September 11, 2020, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain; Whereas support for peace between Israel and its neighbors has long-standing bipartisan support in Congress and among the American people; Whereas the UAE is the first Gulf Arab state to announce formal relations with Israel, followed by Bahrain; Whereas the normalization agreements are intended to have strategic benefit for participating countries and can be mutually beneficial for important sectors such as investment, finance, health, civil space, civil aviation, foreign policy and diplomatic affairs, and tourism and culture; Whereas following the agreement, the UAE formally abolished its boycott law, allowing UAE companies and individuals to trade directly with Israel; Whereas these agreements could pave the way for future peace or normalization agreements between Israel and other Arab and Muslim countries; Whereas the parties pledged to continue their efforts to achieve a just, comprehensive, and enduring resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Whereas the agreements build upon the decades-long leadership of the United States in helping Israel broker peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan and promoting peace talks between Israel and Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinians; Whereas the United States played a pivotal role in brokering both agreements, which follow years of diplomacy between the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and other partners, encouraging cooperation between Israel and Gulf countries