Report from Abu Dhabi: UAE will not backtrack from Abraham Accords, but 'things might slow down a bit'
The "headache" of the conflict with the Palestinians must end, a source in Abu Dhabi said. "The resolution must come in the form of the two-state solution and the leader, whoever this ends up being, will need to be strict in bringing this conflict to an end."
Dan Arkin
| 23/05/2021
The Abraham Accords signing ceremony in Washington on September 15, 2020. Photo: public domain - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94136692
"We are not planning to backtrack from the Abraham Accords. Things might slow down a bit while hostilities continue, but our stance on Israel will not change," a source in Abu Dhabi told Russian news agency Sputnik News.
The source in Abu Dhabi also said that there would be no change towards Israel when a new government is formed. Even if there is a different prime minister, government officials in the Emirates will continue to cooperate with Israel, the source added, mentioning the possibility of Yair Lapid becoming the prime minister.
"Bibi has a good credit for making that peace deal, but the normalization pact is not with leaders, it is with people, and we do expect to strengthen those ties, regardless of who comes to power because in the end of the day, this is the choice of the Israeli people."
In March, the United Arab Emirates made a commitment to invest $10 billion in the Israeli economy. The source said that there is still such a plan, but in order for it to be carried out, Israeli leaders must provide a solution to the conflict with the Palestinians. "That headache must end," the source in Abu Dhabi said. "The resolution must come in the form of the two-state solution and the leader, whoever this ends up being, will need to be strict in bringing this conflict to an end."
The "headache" of the conflict with the Palestinians must end, a source in Abu Dhabi said. "The resolution must come in the form of the two-state solution and the leader, whoever this ends up being, will need to be strict in bringing this conflict to an end."
The Abraham Accords signing ceremony in Washington on September 15, 2020. Photo: public domain - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94136692
"We are not planning to backtrack from the Abraham Accords. Things might slow down a bit while hostilities continue, but our stance on Israel will not change," a source in Abu Dhabi told Russian news agency Sputnik News.
The source in Abu Dhabi also said that there would be no change towards Israel when a new government is formed. Even if there is a different prime minister, government officials in the Emirates will continue to cooperate with Israel, the source added, mentioning the possibility of Yair Lapid becoming the prime minister.
"Bibi has a good credit for making that peace deal, but the normalization pact is not with leaders, it is with people, and we do expect to strengthen those ties, regardless of who comes to power because in the end of the day, this is the choice of the Israeli people."
In March, the United Arab Emirates made a commitment to invest $10 billion in the Israeli economy. The source said that there is still such a plan, but in order for it to be carried out, Israeli leaders must provide a solution to the conflict with the Palestinians. "That headache must end," the source in Abu Dhabi said. "The resolution must come in the form of the two-state solution and the leader, whoever this ends up being, will need to be strict in bringing this conflict to an end."
