Photo by Mint Images/Getty Images American-Israeli singer Omer Adam has been invited to perform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following an agreement between Israel and UAE normalizing relations between the two countries, Israeli media reported.
This comes after Israel and the UAE reached a United States-brokered agreement on Aug. 14 establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries. Israel and the UAE plan to sign future agreements establishing economic relations. The two countries also will work together on developing a COVID-19 vaccine.
As part of the agreement, Israel suspend its plans to annex parts of the West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said annexation “remains on the table,” but White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Aug. 17 that the U.S. won’t be supporting Israeli annexation for a while.
Adam is the most popular singer in Israel; among his hits is the song “Two Crazy People.”
Adam posted a video on Instagram a few months earlier, congratulating the UAE for providing aid to the Jewish community in the country, according to The Jerusalem Post. Adam’s publicist, Ofer Menachem, told Hebrew media on Aug. 16 that the UAE royal family subsequently invited Adam to perform a private concert in the country, The Times of Israel reported. Adam and the UAE still are negotiating the matter.
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