Sha'ar Binyamin, West Bank - 26 January 2021

1. Exterior of Psagot winery

2. Garden at winery's visiting centre

3. Various of wine barrels

4. Set-up shot of Yaakov Berg, CEO of Psagot winery

5. Berg's hands

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Yaakov Berg, CEO of Psagot winery:

"I think we have a good reason to be worried. You know, it is difficult not to mention that the new president used to be the vice president of (former President Barack) Obama. And I think Obama made all the mistakes, I mean, I don't think, everybody knows today, history says that Obama made all the mistakes possible, here in our - lets call it region and everything. I think everybody must admit that (former President Donald) Trump did all the right things in order to get, to achieve good results, to achieve peace agreements, to achieve good atmosphere to everybody."

7. Various of worker bottling wine

8. Wine bottles

9. Various of workers

10. Various of wine bottles on display

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Yaakov Berg, CEO of Psagot winery:

"We negotiate already doing business and sending our wines there (to the United Arab Emirates) of course. I believe that in a few weeks we are going to send our first wine bottles to the UAE, of course, I think it is really close. I think, because the Emirates today - it is a centre to, it is not just one country, it has become a centre maybe to the Arab world, its a centre not only to the Arab world but also to the Far East, to many (locations). And you know, they are very, very good business people and they are interested in development. So, I think it is going to be really interesting. I think it is not just to sell a few more wine bottles to the Emirates, no, no. I think we can do much more than that."

12. Set-up shot of Israel Ganz, head of Binyamin regional council

13. Ganz's hands

14. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) Israel Ganz, head of Binyamin regional council:

"I think the agreements (Abraham Accords) are dramatic. There's a change, instead of speaking of division (of land) and borders and what is between you and me, the conversation now is on what is common between us. And there are plenty of things that are common. There is common history, common tourism and businesses and interests, and this opens a new world."

15. Various of Palestinian village of Mukhmas as seen from Psagot winery

16. SOUNDBITE  (Hebrew) Israel Ganz, head of Binyamin regional council:  

"We congratulate President-elect (Joe) Biden, we wish him luck. We think that if someone wants to discuss something he needs to be seen on the ground, must come and know (the area). It is a special place, there is plenty to see, and good things that come from this place. And of course we will be happy and respectful, anyone who will come here, we will be honoured."

17. Psagot wine bottles on display

LEAD IN:

The Psagot winery, located in an Israeli settlement near Jerusalem, was put on the map last year when a top U.S. diplomat visited it.

With a new president in the White House, people in the winery are worried they will not be getting the same treatment.

STORY-LINE:

After unprecedented support provided to Israel from former President Donald Trump, Jewish vintner Yaakov Berg is worried about what President Joe Biden will bring.

Berg is the CEO of the Psagot winery, located in a settlement near Jerusalem.

In November, then-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo became the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.

He visited the Psagot winery around the same time that the State Department in a major policy shift announced that products from the settlements can be labeled "Made in Israel."

But Berg is concerned about what Biden's administration will bring, especially since Biden served as vice president under former president Barack Obama.

"I think we have a good reason to be worried," he says

"Everybody knows today, history says that Obama made all the mistakes possible," Berg added.

Under Trump, the U.S. abandoned a longstanding U.S. policy of opposing settlements.

Moves such as Pompeo's visit reflected the Trump administration's acceptance of Israeli settlements.

"Everybody must admit that (former President Donald) Trump did all the right things in order to get to achieve good results," Berg says.

The Palestinians and most of the international community view settlements as a violation of international law and a major obstacle to peace.

Biden has pledged a more even-handed approach to the Middle East conflict in which he will restore aid to the Palestinians and work to revive peace negotiations.

In the meantime, Berg's business is growing under the changes brought on by Trump.

Israel established ties with the United Arab Emirates in September, in a U.S.-brokered deal.

Since then, Israel and United Emirates have established direct flights and exchanged numerous trade delegations.

Berg's winery, which produces 600,000 kosher wine bottles each year, is in negotiations with UAE businesses.

"I believe that in a few weeks we are going to send our first wine bottles to the UAE, I think it is really close," he says.

The UAE was the first of four Arab countries to establish or renew ties with Israel under a series of agreements brokered by the Trump administration.