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UAE could downgrade diplomatic ties if Israel annexes West Bank, sources say
The UAE warns annexation of the West Bank would breach the Abraham Accords, risking regional integration; tensions have escalated with recent diplomatic setbacks, including barring Israeli defense firms.
- The United Arab Emirates is considering a downgrade of ties with Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government annexes the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with sources saying this could include withdrawing its ambassador.
- Political calculations inside Netanyahu's coalition show right-wing ministers, including Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, press annexation as the four-year delay promise under the Abraham Accords has passed ahead of elections next year.
- Abu Dhabi warned this month that annexation would be a 'red line', Emirati Foreign Ministry adviser Lana Nusseibeh said it would jeopardise the Abraham Accords, and last week the UAE barred Israeli defence companies from the Dubai Airshow.
- A pullback by the United Arab Emirates would reverse gains amid strained ties during the nearly two-year Gaza conflict and deal a major setback to the Abraham Accords, a key achievement of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
- An emergency meeting of Muslim nations in Qatar urged countries to review ties with Israel as the United Nations opposes annexation; Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi says Israel remains committed to the Abraham Accords, sources said.
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