Israel and the Arab states: between conflict and interdependence
Israel and the Arab states: between conflict and interdependence
Author(s): Karolina Zielińska
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political behavior, Comparative politics, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Israel; Arab states; conflict; diplomacy; UAE; US; Foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: In late 2020 and early 2021, Israel established official diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain (the Abraham Accords), renewed its relations with Morocco, and took steps towards establishing relations with Sudan, in a series of developments that occurred with extensive US involvement. These were Israel’s first normalisation deals since the agreements with Egypt (1979), the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO, 1993) and Jordan (1994). The following factors paved the way for this process: changes in the region related to the aftermath of the Arab Spring (the desire of Arab regimes to consolidate power, also by countering radical Islam that feeds on the struggle against Israel), the growing Iranian threat, US policy, as well as economic and energy transitions.
Series: OSW Commentary
- Page Count: 7
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: English
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