Two weeks after the announcement of the normalization of diplomatic relations
between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, speculation continues that other
Arab states will join such an agreement. While many Arab states remain in
tactical silence to make an accurate assessment of the situation, Western and
Israeli observers and leaders take positions, interviews, and speeches without
any restrictions.

For example, while Saudi officials - except for Faisal bin Farhan
(Minister of Foreign Affairs) who has conditioned the acceptance of the
Palestinian state to join an agreement with Israel - have remained silent. But
Jared Kushner, adviser and son-in-law of President Donald Trump in an interview
with CNBC, he explicitly named Saudi Arabia as one of the main Arab states that
will soon announce its official political and diplomatic relations with Israel.

Also, Haim Saban, an Israeli-American businessman who played a fruitful
role in establishing and announcing relations between the UAE and Israel, said
in an interview with the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Friday -the day after the
official announcement of relations between the two countries - hat during a
dinner he had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, I asked him
"why are you afraid, everything is ready? bin Salman replied saying that
he could “implement it” In a second, but the Qataris and Iranians will attack
me and chaos will arise in my country. At the end of his interview, Saban
expressed hope that the UAE-Israel relationship would be an incentive for other
Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, but that it would naturally take some
time.

In fact, quotes and this type of news indicate the pressure of the
Western and non-Arab parties of the agreement, especially the US and Israel, on
the Arab states in order to announce the normalization of relations and the
recognition of Israel. In this regard, there has been a lot of speculation in
recent days about Bahrain and Oman as states that will soon announce their
official political relations with Israel. This issue was raised by the Israeli
Minister of Intelligence  

Eli Cohen.

"Following this agreement, other agreements will be reached with
both the Gulf Arab states and the African Muslim countries," Reuters
quoted him as saying in a radio interview. 
He adds more details: "Countries like Bahrain and Oman are
definitely on the agenda. Also, in my estimation, there is a possibility that a
peace agreement will be reached with African countries next year, especially
with Sudan." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a speech to his
cabinet, expressed hope that more countries would join the agreement.

These countries appear to have been nominated for the next deal because
of two reasons: First, Israeli, Omani and Sudanese officials have met at the
highest level in the past two years - even in October 2018, Netanyahu had an
official visit to Oman. The existence of a history of meetings between
officials and relations, although on a limited scale, naturally provides the
basis for the official announcement of political-diplomatic relations.
Secondly, the announcement of the agreement between Oman, Bahrain and Sudan
with Israel will pave the way for the entry of Saudi Arabia; Especially when
Saudi officials have more considerations, restrictions, and ultimately more
anxiety than other smaller Arab countries to announce such a decision.