True peace can only exist between people, not governments, although the latter influence the first. The recent recognition agreements between the UAE and Bahrain, and Israel may have arisen from pragmatism, however unlike the peace treaties that Israel signed with Egypt and Jordan, these have a better chance of being genuine. While the governments of Egypt and Jordan may technically not be at war with Israel, the populations are still constantly fed antisemitic propaganda and therefore oppose what their governments are doing. The peace between those nations has thus been dubbed a “cold peace”. On the other hand, the UAE and Bahrain have prepared the people for friendship, publicly displaying their admiration for Israel. One UAE commentator stated that the Arab states had only harmed themselves by ethnically cleansing themselves of Jews. Textbooks have been cleared of antisemitism. Even Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned disparaging comments about Jews and Christians in the media, schools and sermons. These are tectonic shifts in the Middle East.