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Why Israelis are not excited about the UAE deal

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Published: 4 September 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

It’s not that anyone is particularly opposed to the deal but few have been moved to tears. The general Israeli attitude could be dubbed “indifferent support”

The new normalisation: what's behind Israelis' 'indifferent support' for historic UAE deal (Haaretz)
Despite Netanyahu's efforts, ties with the UAE, kicking off with a direct Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi commercial flight on Monday, have not been met with the enthusiasm you'd expect from Israelis

Why Israelis are not excited about the normalisation with the UAE (Times of Israel)

Israel-UAE deal: Neither historic nor meaningful, it may never get off the ground
Despite attempts to drum up excitement about the first flight between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Israelis are uninterested and annexation remains a sticking point

BERNARD AVISHAI: The Israel-UAE deal may boost both economies, but it’s also another Netanyahu ploy (New Yorker)

A kosher banquet and a paradigm change: UAE signals this will be a warm peace (Times of Israel)
Following our historic nonstop flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi, the Emirati authorities are going out of their way to make their Israeli guests feel wanted

Photo: Israelis chat on Rabin Square, in front of Tel Aviv city hall lit up with the United Arab Emirates flag, August 13 (Moti Milrod)
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