Meira K Show - Israel and the UAE: The Strategic Partnership Reshaping the Middle East

Arab states that once kept Israel at arm’s length are now reportedly gathering behind closed doors to ask for its help. Meira K traces the secret relationship between Israel and the UAE from decades of quiet cooperation to the Abraham Accords and today’s increasingly open security partnership, driven largely by their shared concerns about Iran. She then examines reports of Netanyahu’s extraordinary six-hour meeting in Abu Dhabi, where officials from across the region may have gathered to discuss Iran, the Houthis and Israeli air-defense assistance. Three years after October 7, the episode argues that one of the war’s most unexpected consequences may now be emerging: Arab countries that once viewed Israel as the problem increasingly see it as the country they need on their side.