NOTE to students: Read the “Background” and watch the videos under “Resources” before answering the questions.

1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. What provisions will be included in the agreement between Bahrain and Israel?

3. Why is any agreement between the two countries historic? — (Prior to the UAE and Bahrain agreements made in the past month, how many Muslim-majority countries have established diplomatic ties with Israel since its founding in 1948?)

4. What does President Trump expect to be the result of these peace deals?

5. How did David Friedman, the US Ambassador to Israel, describe President Trump’s foreign policy?

6. Today President Trump hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and the foreign ministers of United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House for the formal signing of new diplomatic accords between them.
-Watch the video of Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani's speech under "Resources" below.
-Watch the video of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech under "Resources" below.
a) What is the tone of Bahrain's Foreign Minister's speech?
b) How does this speech encourage you?