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Bennett’s UAE plans prompted Netanyahu office to reveal secret wartime visit - report

Prime Minister’s Office feared former prime minister’s Abu Dhabi meetings would create impression that Bennett was welcome in the Gulf while Netanyahu was not, according to N12.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister"s Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they hold a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025.

Iran war to cast a shadow on BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Delhi

An Emirates air force F16 performs a diplsy flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on November 17, 2025

UAE targeted Iran's Lavan Island refinery during secret attacks against Islamic regime - report

 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attend a group photo session with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025.

Gulf countries seeking seat at negotiation table following Iranian attacks


Let there be light - remembering ‘Kristallnacht’

In historic first, holocaust survivor tells her story in Dubai school, addresses audience of senior figures in UAE

 Emirati children lit a torch of hope together with Holocaust survivor and witness to Kristallnacht, Eve Kugler, at an event in Dubai commemorating the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Satellite images show Israeli missile system deployed in UAE against Iranian threats

The Barak-8 air defense systems deployed by the UAE could be the first of a substantial contract for additional systems to protect sensitive sites.

 Satellite images taken over the United Arab Emirates show at least two Israeli Barak air defense systems being used by the Gulf country.

Meet Israel’s ambassador to the UAE

There are five reasons why Israelis should do business with the UAE: 1. Amazing R&D infrastructure. 2. Capital flow. 3. Raw materials at low prices. 4. Human resources. 5. Access new markets.

 AMIR HAYEK: New Middle East.

The Abraham Accords - Moving from cold peace to true peace - opinion

We must look forward with a mentality that does not ignore the past but focuses on the present and targets the future.

President Isaac Herzog welcomes UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last month.

Rosh Hashanah: What image best embodies the past Jewish year? - opinion

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed's trip was something that Israelis had never seen before. I would go as far as saying that it was the most important diplomatic visit to Israel in the past Jewish year.

 UAE FOREIGN MINISTER SHEIKH ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN lays a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem during a memorial ceremony commemorating the six million Jewish men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust.

Israel's Rafael to sell Spyder air defense system to UAE, sources say

The deal reinforces how, for some Arab states, resolving the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict has now been overshadowed by national priorities, such as security and the economy.

SPYDER air defense missile system

Celebrating 2 years of a new Middle East

two years into this most remarkable journey, the Accords have been so successful that it seems almost unremarkable to hear Hebrew in the bazaars, hotel lobbies, and boardrooms.

 AFTER SIGNING the Abraham Accords, then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and UAE display their copies as then-US president Donald Trump looks on, at the White House, September 15, 2020.

Abraham Accords stronger than ever, two years later - editorial

The signing of the Abraham Accords two years ago marked the start of a positive relationship for the benefit of all; like all relationships, there must be an effort to maintain it.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, then-US president Donald Trump, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed wave from the White House balcony after a signing ceremony for the Abraham Accords, September 2020.

Israel stands with UAE against Iranian terror - Lapid

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Prime Minister Lapid as part of his visit to Israel to commemorate the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords.

  Prime Minister Lapid and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, September 15 2022.

How have Israel-UAE ties progressed 2 years after the Abraham Accords? - opinion

Two years have now passed since that day, and it is clear that the scale and rapidity of progress in UAE-Israel relations have surpassed even the most optimistic expectations.

 THE WRITER signs an agreement alongside Economy Minister Orna Barbivay in April, ahead of the bilateral free trade agreement between Israel and the UAE.