Israel to sign visa exemption agreement with UAE

Tel Aviv, Oct 20 : Following the September 15 US-brokered normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the two countries are scheduled to sign a visa exemption agreement on Tuesday, according to officials.
This will be first time that Israel will sign such agreement with an Arab country, The Times of Israel reported.
The treaty will be signed during high-level meetings and a ceremony in Tel Aviv attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and two senior UAE ministers.
This is also the maiden visit of a high-level delegation from the UAE to Israel.
Under the new visa exemption agreement, citizens of both the UAE and Israel will be allowed to enter the countries without having to apply for a visa first.
However, it will enter into force only after it is ratified by both countries, a process that will require a vote in the Israeli Parliament or Knesset.