AMMAN — Khaldoon Al-Mubarak, a senior adviser to UAE President
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week to express concern over the Israeli government’s treatment of
Palestinians.
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Mubarak, to whom he is a senior adviser, was reportedly dispatched to convey a message
from the
UAE president regarding strained ties between the two countries,
according to an Israeli media outlet.
“The direction of this government goes completely against the
Abraham Accords,” Mubarak was quoted as having told Netanyahu.
“The Israeli government’s actions endanger
any potential advance with the UAE and other Arab countries. Some (Israeli)
politicians are even supporting violence. This goes against the spirit of the
Abraham Accords and the current practice, and endangers regional stability,” he
reportedly added.
“The Israeli government’s actions endanger any potential advance with the UAE and other Arab countries. Some (Israeli) politicians are even supporting violence. This goes against the spirit of the Abraham Accords and the current practice, and endangers regional stability.”
Mubarak’s warning came in the wake of I
sraeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s controversial comment that the West Bank town of Huwara
should be “wiped out.” While Smotrich retracted the comment later, condemnation
from around the world, including Abu Dhabi, poured in.
Regional instabilityMubarak, who also met
with
President Isaac Herzog, told Netanyahu that his government’s “escalation” against
the Palestinians was creating regional instability and “playing into the hands
of extremists,” who he said were looking for any excuse for a confrontation,
the report said.
He particularly
emphasized the
importance of Al-Aqsa during the
month of Ramadan, warning that
any misstep by Israel could harm relations with the UAE.
Ties between Israel
and the UAE were established in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords brokered by
the administration of former
US president Donald Trump.
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