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Israel signals openness to future joint missile defence with Gulf partners
Reuters ^ | 15 Dec 2020 | Dan Williams

Posted on 12/16/2020 7:46:50 PM PST by blueplum

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel could be open to future cooperation on missile defence with Gulf Arab states that share its concerns about Iran, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday...

...Jitters about Iran were a driver of a U.S.-brokered pact on Sept. 15 formalising relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for the first time. Saudi Arabia has encouraged the rapprochement, while holding off on having its own bilateral ties with Israel for now.

Prior to those deals, a senior Israeli official had told Reuters there would be no coordination on missile defence with Gulf countries.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: israel; middleeast; trump
Trump's fault :)
1 posted on 12/16/2020 7:46:50 PM PST by blueplum
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Israel is walking right into a trap. These agreements are all about the arabs getting qualitative parity.They will spin on a dime and turn on the Jews in solidarity with all mad mo followers


2 posted on 12/16/2020 7:54:22 PM PST by Long Jon No Silver
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To: Long Jon No Silver
Israel is walking right into a trap. These agreements are all about the arabs getting qualitative parity.They will spin on a dime and turn on the Jews in solidarity with all mad mo followers

Not necessarily. The Arab gulf states are going to buy missile defense from someone. If they get it from the Russians or the Chinese, they may very well turn against Israel. If they buy it from Israel, Israel controls the back doors.

There is nothing like a common enemy to force allies together. If Iran weren't so belligerent, Israel would have to invent an Iran.

3 posted on 12/16/2020 8:45:32 PM PST by CurlyDave
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To: blueplum

It certainly is President Donald John Trump’s “fault!” :)


4 posted on 12/16/2020 8:49:31 PM PST by TigersEye (2020 - The year of massive frauds. Impeachment - masks - lockdowns - Biden - elections...)
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Demi President Obama will instruct his puppet to sabotage all Israeli Arab peace agreements. Real President Jarrett will not abide her beloved Iranians second tier status.


5 posted on 12/16/2020 9:42:36 PM PST by Organic Panic (Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
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6 posted on 12/17/2020 6:57:56 AM PST by SJackson (We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns. Joseph Stalin)
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