Israel’s Game-Changing Arab Politician Speaks
Embracing the politics of compromise.
February 18, 2022
Arab solidarity is an illusion. The Abraham Accords aren’t.
If oil exports are taken out of the equation, the United Arab Emirates are Iran’s largest trading partner. And despite the strategic tensions between the two nations, diplomatic channels have remained open. Yet recent drone and missile attacks on the UAE by Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen make clear that diplomacy is unlikely to bear much fruit. Hussain Abdul-Hussain and David May explain how these circumstances will strengthen the Abraham Accords:
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Login or SubscribeEmbracing the politics of compromise.
Arab solidarity is an illusion. The Abraham Accords aren’t.
The tenth anniversary of a seminal book on the patriarch’s legacy.
The late humorist contemplates the absurdity of Israel’s being an ordinary place.
“But a man came from behind the curtains and . . . and killed this tsaddik.”