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What's Motivating Gulf States to Befriend Israel? (Pt. 2)

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Channel: i24NEWS English · 2018 · News & Politics

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THE RUNDOWN |  Israel and the Gulf states appear to be growing closer together. Why did they all of a sudden become close after decades of animosity and what's stopping them from normalizing relations? Israel's Open University Gulf-Israel relations lecturer Michal Ya'ari, Gulf State Analytics CEO Giorgio Cafiero and FDD analyst Varsha Koduvayur analyze.

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Last month, Netanyahu welcomed Déby to Israel on a historic visit. Déby became the first leader of the Muslim-majority west African nation to visit Israel since its establishment in 1948. During Déby’s stay, Netanyahu vowed that 'There will be more such visits in Arab countries very soon,' referring to his visit to Oman.

'Currently we can fly over Egypt, Chad, and probably we can fly over Sudan, and there we can fly directly to Brazil, which would save about two hours,' he told Israeli diplomats on Monday.

Netanyahu has repeatedly said that Sunni states have been making overtures to Israel, spurred by the perceived mutual threat of Iran which both accuse of fueling regional conflicts by supporting armed proxies in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain.

Bahrain is among the Gulf states which has softened its rhetoric vis a vis Israel recently. The Kingdom’s foreign minister wrote on Twitter in May that the Jewish state has a right to defend itself against Iran.

'As long as Iran has breached the status quo in the region and invaded countries with its forces and missiles, so any state in the region, including Israel, is entitled to defend itself by destroying sources of danger,' the minister wrote following a rare direct confrontation between Israel and Iranian forces in Syria.

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