UAE Warning to Netanyahu Sparks Controversy
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Veteran Middle East correspondent says Haaretz report claiming Emirati president warned Israeli PM about Sinwar's plans puts Abu Dhabi in difficult position with Arab world.
Veteran Middle East journalist Jackie Hugi responded Tuesday to a Haaretz report claiming that United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before October 7 that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was planning a major operation that would ignite the Middle East.
According to Hugi, the publication of such information places Abu Dhabi in an extremely awkward diplomatic position. "This morning's report about the bin Zayed-Netanyahu conversation has put Abu Dhabi in an embarrassing situation," Hugi said. "In Arab consciousness, this act borders on betrayal. An Arab ruler passing confidential intelligence to Israel's prime minister and attempting to save him from an attack, this echoes how King Hussein is remembered in Arab memory as a collaborator with the Zionists after he went to Golda Meir on September 25, 1973, and revealed the coordinated Egyptian-Syrian attack." (Read More)
UAE Warning to Netanyahu Sparks Controversy
UAE Warning to Netanyahu Sparks Controversy
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