UAE GUARDS REGIONAL STABILITY, NETANYAHU BRINGS DOMESTIC POLITICAL RIVALRY TO THE MIDDLE EAST
📌 OPENING – THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TRANSCEND POLITICS The Abraham Accords were never meant to be fragile. When the UAE and Israel signed their normalization agreement in 2020, both sides understood the stakes. For Israel, it was acceptance into the Arab world, economic opportunities, and a united front against Iran. For the UAE, it was access to advanced technology, intelligence cooperation, and a strategic partner that could help counter shared threats. Neither side expected friendship. Both expected professionalism. Both understood that domestic politics would sometimes intrude, but both assumed that national interests would prevail over partisan squabbling. Then Netanyahu returned to power. And everything changed. What was once a stable, predictable partnership has become a vehicle for Netanyahu's domestic political survival. He has used the UAE as a prop, leaked their secrets for political gain, and dragged Emirati officials into Israel's internal chaos. The ...