Reporter's Notebook: What It Was Like On Israel's 'Peace Plane' To UAE
Weeks ago it would have been unimaginable to see Israeli officials fly to the United Arab Emirates and walk out onto a red carpet. That wasn't the only unusual part of the visit.
It would have been unimaginable only weeks ago to see Israeli officials exit an Israeli flag-adorned airplane in the United Arab Emirates and walk down a red carpet on the tarmac.
But that's what happened Monday, marking a first for the countries after they agreed to establish diplomatic relations. Though their U.S.-brokered deal is rooted in the of the leaders involved, the El Al Israeli airline flight carrying Israeli and U.S. delegates from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi was partly aimed at tugging the heartstrings of ordinary Israelis,
