Israel–United Arab Emirates relations
bilateral relations between the two countries
Diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates trace their origins to the early days of the Oslo Accords, where Israeli and Emirati diplomats had contact with each other in the 1990s in Washington, D.C. The first diplomatic facility between the two countries opened in 2015, when Israel opened an official diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates formally agreed in August 2020 to establish diplomatic relationship in a United States-brokered deal that also requires Israel to halt its plan to annex parts of the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley. The Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi was opened on 24 January 2021 with Eitan Na'eh serving as Chargé d'affaires. The embassy of the United Arab Emirates opened on 30 May 2021 in Tel Aviv, with Mohamed Al Khaja serving as the first ambassador of the UAE to Israel.
Since establishing official relationship in 2020, the relationship between Israel and UAE was strongly reinforced with public diplomacy, numerous signed agreements including reciprocal visa free travel in 2020 and free trade agreement in 2022, as well as expanded tourism and trade relationship until the diplomatic impact following the Gaza war.
History
1973 Yom Kippur War
The UAE became an independent country in 1971. The UAE's first president, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, referred to Israel as "the enemy" of the Arab countries during the timeline surrounding the events of Yom Kippur War.
Origins: Oslo Accords
The relationship between Israel and UAE started in the 1990s in Washington, D.C., where Israeli and Emirati diplomats had contact with each other during the timeline surrounding the Oslo Accords. The UAE wanted to buy advanced F-16 Fighting Falcon from the US, but American and Emirati officials were concerned that Israel would prevent the sale. Jeremy Issacharoff, an Israeli diplomat in Washington, D.C., and Jamal Al Suwaidi, an Emirati academic, met in Washington, D.C. Israeli and Emirati officials didn't agree on the Palestinian issue, but they shared a similar perspective on Iranian policy in the region.
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