- 29 Nov 2015 09:05
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The Arab boycott is shaking. Despite knife intifada the Whabi world is trying to moderate. They know they are sitting in the world public opinion dock.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340 ... 57,00.html
Israel to open representative office in Abu Dhabi
Israel plans to open a diplomatic-level mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi, the first openly established representative office in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli diplomats said on Friday.
The office will not be a full mission, but will consist of a diplomat assigned to the renewable energy agency. Nevertheless, it will be the first time an Israeli foreign ministry official is permanently stationed in the Gulf state.
Foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon confirmed details first reported in Israeli media and three diplomatic officials told Reuters the move was underway.
A spokesperson for IRENA could not be reached for comment.
Israel does not have formal diplomatic ties with most states in the Middle East because of the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its only formal relations are with neighbours Egypt and Jordan. But the Iran nuclear deal has caused disquiet in Israel and Sunni Arab states alike. Common ground has emerged between the two sides, even if they are cautious about drawing attention to the links. In recent years, Israeli officials have met counterparts from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf at nuclear non-proliferation talks in Switzerland, gatherings that the Israelis say have helped melt the ice and lead to increased dialogue.
The director-general of Israel's foreign ministry, Dore Gold, visited Abu Dhabi this month, the first time someone of his diplomatic rank has publicly made such a trip. Israeli ministers have visited the Gulf. While the Abu Dhabi mission is seen as a positive step, at least one Israeli official voiced caution, saying that while it was "half a step out the door", it was still a long way from being a full diplomatic posting. "This is accreditation to the International Renewable Energy Agency, nothing else. It is in Abu Dhabi, not a mission to Abu Dhabi," he said.
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MEMRI: Kuwaiti Columnist: The Gulf States’ Real Enemy Is Iran; Israel
(Before It's News)
MEMRI August 13, 2015 Special Dispatch No.6132
Kuwaiti Columnist: The Gulf States’ Real Enemy Is Iran; Israel Is A Friendly
Country
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8702.htm
In an article titled “A Prudent Enemy Is Better than An Imprudent One” in
the Kuwaiti government daily Al-Watan, columnist ‘Abdallah Al-Hadlaq wrote
that the real enemy of the Gulf states is not Israel, whom he called “a
friendly country,” but rather Iran. He argued that Iran’s Rule of the
Jurisprudent regime is fascist, and that if it attains nuclear weapons it
will not hesitate to use it against the Gulf states, whereas Israel, which
has possessed such weapons for years, has never used them in its wars
against the Arabs. Al-Hadlaq even called upon the Gulf states to sever their
ties with Iran and form an alliance with Israel by strengthening their ties
with it on the political, commercial and even military levels.
This is not the first time Al-Hadlaq has expressed concern regarding Iran
and, conversely, support for Israel. In fact, his position led him to be
included on a blacklist of Arab writers who espouse such views, published in
2009 by papers and websites that support the resistance axis.[1]
The following are excerpts from Al-Hadlaq’s recent article:[2]
‘Abdallah Al-Hadlaq
“To all those who think the Persian state (Iran), and the regime of the Rule
of the Imprudent,[3] [namely] the dictatorial fascist Persian regime which
controls it, is a friendly country, whereas Israel is an enemy country, I
say that a prudent enemy is better than an imprudent one. The state of
Israel and its various governments have waged more than five wars with the
Arabs, yet never in the course of these wars did Israel think to use its
nuclear weapons against its Arab enemies. Conversely, if the Persian state,
with its stupid, rash and fascist regime that hides behind a religious
guise, ever develops nuclear weapons, it will not hesitate to use nuclear
bombs against the Arab Gulf states in the first conflict that arises.
“Israel is a friendly state that does not endanger us in the Arab Gulf
region and we have nothing to fear from it. The one who threatens us,
carries out acts of terror and destruction against us, and aspires to occupy
us is the arrogant Persian enemy, represented by the regime of the Persian
state (Iran), which is the incubator and supportive environment for global
terror.
“Hence, I repeat my call to form a Israel-Gulf friendship society, as a
first step towards developing and strengthening [our] ties with the friendly
state of Israel in the domains of politics, diplomacy, trade, education and
military and civilian cooperation. The rapprochement between Israel and the
Gulf should be accompanied by a gradual distancing and severance of all ties
with the Persian state (Iran) and its fascist Persian regime, now that it
has been proven beyond all doubt that the Persian Iranians are involved in
acts of terror, destruction and bombing in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen,
Kuwait and the UAE, and after it has been proven that they incite and
support the Shi’ite Houthi rebels in Yemen, and that the Shi’ite Persian
Iranian militias are involved in all the hotspots of terror and conflict in
the Arab Gulf and the Middle East, such as in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon and
throughout the world.
“I do not rule out – in fact I anticipate – that the servants and agents of
Iran in the region, who have Persian blood running in their veins,… will
accuse me of ‘Zionism, collaborating with Israel, harboring hatred for Islam
and Arabism, betraying the Palestinian cause and being hostile towards the
Arab ummah.’ [But now that] the world has become a village thanks to
communications [technology], the scales have dropped from the eyes of the
Arab and Muslims peoples, and they have realized… that their only bitter
enemies are the Persian Iranians, not the friendly state of Israel…”
Endnotes:
[1] See MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis No. 635, “Concerns in Kuwait, Gulf over Iranian Threat to Gulf States,” September 8, 2010;
Special Dispatch No. 5061, “Arab Columnists Criticize Firing Of Rockets From
Gaza As Reckless Escapade Serving Iran, Not Palestinians,” November 20,
2012; Special Dispatch No. 2319, “Arab Media Publishes Blacklist of
Writers,” April 27, 2009.
[2] Al-Watan (Kuwait), August 1, 2015.
[3] A play on the term “Rule of the Jurisprudent.”
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Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=68122
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