Experts say the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will pave the way for further US arms sales to the Gulf Arab country.
Two days ago, a 'peace agreement' was signed between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, under which diplomatic relations between the two countries will be restored.
According to the agreement, Israel will postpone its plan for unilateral annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank.
Announcing the agreement, the US president said that the Israeli and UAE delegations would sign bilateral agreements in the coming weeks on investment, tourism, direct flights, security and the establishment of mutual embassies.
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Following the agreement, it became the third Arab country to sign such an agreement after the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan. Israel has exclusive access to US arms sales.
According to Reuters, in an interview with National Public Radio, David Friedman, the US ambassador to Israel, said: "I think the Emirati will be friends with Israel, partners with Israel, and regional allies of the United States. This will definitely change the risk assessment and benefit the UAE in terms of future arms sales.
The United States has assured Israel that it will acquire more sophisticated weapons than the Arab states, which will give it a "standard military age" over its neighbors.
An example of this is the Lockheed Martin F-35, which Israel uses in various battles, but the UAE cannot buy at this time.
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Think Tank plans' Arab. David Makowski, director of Israel relations, told Reuters: "This is a victory for the UAE, which will no doubt be able to buy weapons that it could not get before because of the standard military age restrictions." ۔
The sanctions were imposed for fear that certain technologies could be used against Israel.
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In May, the State Department approved the possible sale of 4,569 used Mine Resistance Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles worth more than 55 550 million to the United Arab Emirates.
U.S. lawmakers have sought to prevent the Trump administration from selling weapons, particularly to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in order to improve their human rights record and to prevent civilian casualties in airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Pressure for further action to prevent.
A recent report from the US government's Watchdog said that the State Department had not fully assessed civilian casualties in Yemen before arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 2019.
