Acknowledging ‘reputational risk,’ ADL chief defends partnership with undemocratic United Arab Emirates ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt acknowledged the “risks” of such a venture in a non-democratic country. By Ron Kampeas March 23, 2023 5:04 pm
Gulf Jews form umbrella body to make observance easier The profile of Jewish communities has become more public since the Abraham Accords normalized ties between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain. February 16, 2021 2:51 pm
Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who was soothing Israelis over arms sales to UAE Trump was unhappy with Esper for dissenting over the summer when the president contemplated using U.S. troops to put down anti-racism protests. November 9, 2020 1:57 pm
After US assurances, Netanyahu and Gantz drop objections to military sales to UAE By Ron Kampeas October 23, 2020 11:13 am
US moves closer to sale of fighter jets to UAE as Israel’s defense minister comes to Washington By Marcy Oster September 22, 2020 11:45 am
Trump says he has ‘no problem’ selling advanced F-35 fighter jets to UAE By Marcy Oster September 15, 2020 10:51 am
Jared Kushner: ‘We’ll do what we can’ to preserve Israel’s military superiority while selling combat jets to UAE By Ron Kampeas September 10, 2020 9:40 am
Wasserman Schultz op-ed opposing US sale of F-35 fighter jets to UAE puts Democratic strategy on display By Marcy Oster September 8, 2020 4:03 pm
Netanyahu to travel to Washington for normalization agreement signing ceremony with UAE By Marcy Oster September 8, 2020 3:40 pm
Jared Kushner says in UAE that he’s ‘100%’ sure all Arab countries will normalize ties with Israel By Marcy Oster September 1, 2020 3:36 pm