The real reason Many Arab countries defend Israel

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – For more than a year, the conflict between Israel and Palestine has been heating up, and has spread to the Middle East region. Recently, the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israel just a few months before the previous leader Ismail Haniyeh was also killed.

Among several attacks on Palestine, Arab countries have divided their voices because of several countries normalizing relations with Israel.

In recent years, it is known that most Arab countries reject any official or secret ties with Israel. Of course, some of these countries cannot hide their relationship with Tel Aviv.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has openly stated that his country maintains unofficial relations with various Arab countries.

The April 2024 Foreign Policy report, which was announced on Saturday (19/10/2024), said that Arab countries support Israel because one of them is in their own interest. This was revealed from the coordination of regional security under the auspices of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), as well as what happened against Iran’s attack by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel that was made some time ago on back

“Coordinated military operations that protected Israel from mass casualties and destruction highlight the stability of the Jordanian-Israeli and Egyptian-Israeli peace accords and the 2020 normalization agreement,” the report said, noting that cooperation tighten security after Israel comes under CENTCOM’s area of ​​responsibility in September 2021.

While the British publication The Economist notes that, in Iran’s attack on Israel, “The Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, may play an indirect role because they host Western air defense systems, reconnaissance and refueling aircraft.” “

Online, some commentators were quick to point out Arab involvement. They say it is proof that Arabs and Israelis can work together and that Israel is not alone in the Middle East.

“The Iranian attack also brought new international support behind Israel, including key Arab states opposed to the Gaza invasion who remain supportive of Israel’s military response to the drone strike,” said Julien Barnes-Dacey, program director. the Middle East and North Africa at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

For information, regarding Israel’s attack on Lebanon, Saudi Arabia said in a statement on Sunday (29/9/2024) that it was following developments in Lebanon with “deep concern,” and urged regional sovereignty and security To preserve Lebanon. However, this country did not discuss the death of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah with Israel.

Meanwhile, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain have remained completely silent on Nasrallah’s killing. The UAE and Bahrain normalized relations with Israel in 2020, and Bahrain suppressed a major pro-democracy uprising by its Shia community in 2011.

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