Paul Pillar explains the costs of Pompeo’s partisan conduct as Secretary of State, and here he comments on the overhyped Israel/UAE “deal”: That Pompeo spoke to the Republican convention while on a foreign trip supposedly devoted to diplomatic business compounds this and the other problems that his appearance involved. Based on his itinerary, he evidently is trying to milk as much as he can from the recently announced establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE. This arrangement between two states that were not warring against each other brings peace to no one and instead sharpens lines of conflict between the Gulf Arabs and not just Iran but also
Dl wrote: The main role that the U.S. had in securing the “deal” was in promising the UAE access to advanced weapons, including the F-35, and the Israeli government has made it abundantly clear that they cannot accept that.
I have been wondering what the details of this "deal" are. After I read this piece and Pillar's remarks and noticed you did not supply a link in what I quote above, I goggled "Israel/UAE deal explained" and was unable to find any mention of the weapons promise. (Admittedly I could not pierce the WSJ paywall.) The Foreign Policy piece I read had lots of details, e.g., Turkey's objection was mentioned but nothing about an associated weapons deal.
IMO more people should know about this. I would like to know more. Netanyahu is on record being against the arms sales. But you cite "the Israeli government"? Is that because this all goes back to unwritten promises that the US will never let anyone in the ME have weaponry equal to or better than Israel's? I mean, Netanyahu is not the Israeli government.
Dl wrote: The main role that the U.S. had in securing the “deal” was in promising the UAE access to advanced weapons, including the F-35, and the Israeli government has made it abundantly clear that they cannot accept that.
I have been wondering what the details of this "deal" are. After I read this piece and Pillar's remarks and noticed you did not supply a link in what I quote above, I goggled "Israel/UAE deal explained" and was unable to find any mention of the weapons promise. (Admittedly I could not pierce the WSJ paywall.) The Foreign Policy piece I read had lots of details, e.g., Turkey's objection was mentioned but nothing about an associated weapons deal.
I modified my search to "Israel/UAE deal tied to US weapons for UAE" and found stuff. The best by far was: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/uae-nixes-meeting-israel-35-arms-deal-row-report-200824235236086.html
IMO more people should know about this. I would like to know more. Netanyahu is on record being against the arms sales. But you cite "the Israeli government"? Is that because this all goes back to unwritten promises that the US will never let anyone in the ME have weaponry equal to or better than Israel's? I mean, Netanyahu is not the Israeli government.