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November 4, 2015

Israel’s Improving Relations with the Gulf States, and Their Limitations

Economic, intelligence, and diplomatic ties exist, below the radar.

Israel’s firm and vocal opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, and its concern over Iran’s ascent as a regional power, have aligned it with Saudi Arabia and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In fact, writes Simon Henderson, Israeli ties with the Gulf states date back to the 1970s; however, those ties are kept strictly sub rosa, and only go so far:

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