• Annexation in West Bank would undermine spirit of normalisation accords with Israel, UAE envoy tells Reuters
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The United Arab Emirates warned Israel on Wednesday that annexation in the occupied West Bank would constitute a "red line" for Abu Dhabi that would severely undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised UAE-Israeli relations.

The comments by the UAE, the most prominent of the three Arab states that signed the accords with Israel when President Donald Trump was first in office, amounted to Abu Dhabi's sharpest criticism of Israel since the Gaza war erupted in 2023, when Hamas launched its cross-border raid from the enclave.

Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE, told Reuters: "From the very beginning, we viewed the Accords as a way to enable our continued support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate aspiration for an independent state.

Nusseibeh added that "annexation in the West Bank would constitute a red line for the UAE", as it would severely undermine "the vision and spirit" of the Abraham Accords and endthe pursuit of regional integration.

See also:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-official-warns-israel-west-bank-settlement-plans-cross-red-line-2025-09-03/

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  3. Tbh UAE is probably one of the least indicated vountries to point at Israel

    But honestly any kind of reaction against Israel would be good, even if done by the slave owning gulf states which are tolerated because of their oil

    Would be nice to see both Israel and the UAE get sanctions

  4. lol. Their leadership literally invited illegal West Bank settlers for an iftar dinner this past Ramadan. UAE is also complicit in war crimes in Sudan

  5. This is kayfabe. They are worried about the protests that happened recently in Bahrain happening in the UAE. The Emiratis did a genocide in Yemen and are doing another in Sudan. They don’t give a shit about Palestinians and are a huge Israeli trade partner.

  6. Complete posturing, they don’t care. The UAE have signed and invested in different defense/weapon contracts. Some are used used and tested in Gaza (drones, AI).

    – The acquisition of a 30% stake in ThirdEye is the latest example of cooperation between Israel and the UAE.
    – UAE’s Edge Group acquires 30% stake in Israeli drone tech firm
    – UAE announced $10 billion fund aimed at strategic sectors in Israel. The UAE will invest in and alongside Israel across sectors including energy, manufacturing, water, space, healthcare and agri-tech. (2021)
    – Abu Dhabi’s G42 Forms JV With Israel’s Rafael To Commercialize AI, Big Data Tech (2021)
    – UAE Hosts Israeli Aerospace Branch Amid Gaza War (2025)
    – See NSO, Pegasus and Kashoggi’s.
    – Also some weird Israel-UAE-Iran triangle of death

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