UAE AND NETANYAHU: WHEN SECRET DIPLOMACY TURNS INTO A TRUST CRISIS
📌 OPENING – THE FOUNDATION THAT CRACKED The Abraham Accords were never built on love. They were built on mutual interest. The UAE wanted security against Iran, economic diversification, and a strategic partnership with the United States. Israel wanted acceptance in the Arab world, trade routes, and intelligence cooperation. Neither side expected friendship. Both expected professionalism. For nearly five years, the relationship functioned. Not smoothly, but adequately. Backchannel communications remained open. Intelligence flowed. Trade grew. Tourism increased. The UAE hosted Israeli ministers; Israelis visited Dubai and Abu Dhabi without fear. Then came Netanyahu's visit — and the leaks that followed. What was once a functional, if imperfect, partnership has now become a crisis of trust. And in Middle East diplomacy, trust is the only currency that cannot be counterfeited. "The UAE did not expect Israel to love them. They expected Israel to be reliable. Netanyahu has shatte...