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May 2, 2019

Slowly but Surely, Israel’s Ties with the Gulf States Are Coming Out into the Open

Next year in Dubai?

In 2020, the quinquennial international expo (the modern successor to the World’s Fair) will take place in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and—over the vociferous objections of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority—Israel will take part. This news, writes Yoni Ben Menachem, is a sign that improving relations between Jerusalem and the Gulf states, long a poorly kept secret, are moving out from behind closed doors:

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