History Israel–United Arab Emirates relations
1 history
1.1 visits israeli ministers
1.2 mabhouh assassination
1.3 shahar pe er incident
1.4 cooperation against iran
history
visits israeli ministers
on january 16, 2010, israel s minister of national infrastructure uzi landau attended renewable energy conference in abu dhabi. first israeli minister ever visit uae.
in january 2016, israel’s energy minister visited united arab emirates.
mabhouh assassination
the assassination of mahmoud al-mabhouh in dubai on january 19, 2010, led uae call arrest via interpol of meir dagan, director of israel s mossad. israel has neither denied nor confirmed involvement. dubai s chief of police, dhahi khalfan tamim, stated travelers suspected of being israeli not allowed country, if arrived on foreign passports.
shahar pe er incident
in february 2010, israeli tennis player shahar pe er denied visa uae, , prevented playing @ dubai tennis championships. number of players, among them venus williams, condemned visa rejection, , women s tennis association chief larry scott said had considered canceling tournament, chose not after consulting pe er. tournament director salah tahlak said pe er refused on grounds appearance incite anger in arab country, after had faced protests @ asb classic on gaza war. wta said review future tournaments in dubai. due action, tennis channel decided not televise event , wall street journal dropped sponsorship. 2008 winner of men s singles andy roddick chose not defend title, prize money of on $2 million, protest against uae s refusal grant pe er visa. didn t agree went on over there. don t know if s best thing mix politics , sports, , big part of it, roddick said.
cooperation against iran
in june 2017, leaked e-mails revealed uae , saudi arabia cooperate israel against iran. close relations established between uae , foundation defense of democracies (fdd), pro-israel, neoconservative think tank known influence on administration of president donald trump, in order find ways of hampering iran’s ability engage in business activities major companies around world.
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