The United Arab Emirates has warned that any attempt to include parts of the occupied West Bank will constitute a “red line” for Abu Dhabi, and Abraham’s agreements will be exposed to the risk of collapse.
An Emirati position fixed since 2020
“From the beginning, we looked at the agreements as a way that enables us to continue supporting the Palestinian people and their legitimate aspirations towards an independent state. This was our position in 2020, and our position is still today.”
The spirit of Abraham’s agreements at stake
Nusseibeh emphasized that the inclusion of the West Bank “will seriously undermine the vision and spirit of Abraham’s agreements, end the regional integration efforts, and change the international consensus on the course of the conflict, which is based on the two -state solution.”
Threats from the Israeli right
The Emirati position comes after the hard -line Israeli Finance Minister of Smotrich’s as a plan to include most of the West Bank, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “take a historic decision to implement Israeli sovereignty over all open areas in” Judea and Samaria “.”
UAE vision for peace
Nusseibeh explained that Abraham’s agreements, which were signed in 2020 by American mediation during President Donald Trump’s mandate, were built on “a vision of peace based on prosperity, coexistence and tolerance.” It is “the beginning of a new trend towards a better Middle East,” and thanked Netanyahu for freezing the decision to include Palestinian lands.
Warning of “Burning the two -state solution”
Nusseibeh accused the Israeli government of seeking, through these plans, to “bury the idea of the Palestinian state.” She said: “Violence must stop, be released from all the hostages, and that Hamas is stripped of weapons and is no longer able to control Gaza or its people.” And the interest, unification of the West Bank and Gaza.
Previous Emirati positions
Last month, the UAE issued a strong condemnation of the expansion of Israeli settlement in the West Bank and the continuation of military operations in Gaza, stressing that these practices threaten peace, stability and humanitarian conditions in the region. Netanyahu also condemned the “Greater Israel”.
