Tag: UAE-Israel Relations
Biden decision on weapons sales to Gulf states ‘important test’ for Israeli-Sunni alliance
The forthcoming decision by the Biden administration on whether or not to proceed with major weapons sales to Gulf states, signed by the previous Trump administration in the context of the Abraham Accords, form...
UAE official: Israel could ‘easily’ take out Iranian nuclear facilities
Dubai deputy police chief Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim said on Wednesday that Israel could easily destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“Israel can attack the nuclear facilities in Iran. And it would be easier than you...
UAE, Israeli soccer clubs to play first friendlies since normalization
United Arab Emirates soccer club Al-Ain will play Israel’s Maccabi Haifa in two friendly matches, the Emirati club announced on Wednesday.
The announcement was made during the virtual signing of a deal between the two...
UAE embraces trade with Israeli-owned businesses in Judea and Samaria
The Psagot Winery sits on the peaks of the Binyamin region mountains in Judea and Samaria, north of Jerusalem and just east of Ramallah. Though Psagot and many Israeli-owned businesses operating over the 1967...
UAE confident of F-35 deal, despite Biden administration hold on arms sales
The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, said on Monday that he was confident the pending sale of F-35 jets would go through after the Biden administration concludes its review of...
Rabbi, cantor hang mezuzah at Israel Diamond Exchange office in Dubai
Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie, senior rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates (JCE) in the United Arab Emirates, and Alex Peterfreund, co-founder and cantor of the JCE, affixed a mezuzah on the new representative office...
Israel opens provisional embassy in United Arab Emirates
Israel’s diplomatic mission to Abu Dhabi officially opened on Sunday with the arrival in the United Arab Emirates of head of mission Eitan Na’eh, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Na’eh, formerly Israel’s...
As Israel-UAE ties deepen, BDS advocates ‘give up’ on efforts to boycott Jewish state
Amid expanding ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates following the Abraham Accords, a leading Palestinian BDS organization is giving up on efforts to boycott the Jewish state inside of the Arab Gulf...
First delivery of Samaria goods shipped to UAE in wake of Abraham Accords
The first delivery of goods from Samaria was shipped to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, as the region in central Israel—bordered by the Galilee to the north and Judea to the south—began to...
Qatari TV host claims Israelis stole from Dubai hotels
Israeli media picked up a story reported by a Qatari TV host last week, claiming that Israelis had been caught stealing from hotels in the United Arab Emirates. The unverified report was uploaded to YouTube and...