UAE Israel

UAE-Israel relations tested by hardline government


Issue 1166 - 24 Mar 2023 | 1 minute read

The UAE’s relationship with Israel – formalised via the 2020 Abraham Accords – is under renewed pressure as a result of incendiary comments by Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who said that the Palestinian village of Huwara "needs to be wiped out".

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