Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Trump Announces 'Historic Breakthrough' Between Israel, UAE VOA News Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a U.S.-brokered deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. Trump is calling the agreement the "Abraham Accord" after the father of three monotheistic religions founded in the Middle East -- Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It is only the third peace deal Israel has made with an Arab nation since Israel became an independent state in 1948. .