MESOPOMIA NEWS – The Israel-UAE Peace Deal: A Master Stroke

By Rauf BakerAugust 21, 2020

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, photo via Office of the President of Russia –  BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,703, August 21, 2020 / ISRAEL

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The United Arab Emirates’ decision to normalize ties with Israel has boxed hardline Arab regimes into a corner, as it exposes the emptiness of the “Palestinian cause” as a tool with which to distract and control their citizens. The Israel-UAE peace deal, unlike the Egyptian and Jordanian agreements, seems to contain the potential for a genuinely warm peace, a prospect that can ultimately benefit the entire region.

The recent Israeli-Emirati declaration that they are establishing full diplomatic relations will affect more than the two nations themselves. Its impact is likely to be felt across the entire Middle East. The reason for this is that it exposes the emptiness of the canard employed for generations by extremist Arab regimes to distract their people from their own failures: that no issues in the region can be dealt with or even acknowledged until the “Palestinian problem” is solved.

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