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Israel's Deal with the UAE Could Be a Turning Point for the Middle East
(The Times-UK) Editorial - The agreement struck between Israel and the United Arab Emirates last week to normalize their relations is, indeed, historic. Acceptance of the Jewish state by its Arab neighbors has been a cherished objective of Israel's leaders since its foundation. The new agreement reflects how Middle Eastern security concerns have shifted. The running sore of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is now secondary to shared fears about Iran's regional adventurism. It is Tehran's own interference in Arab nations from Lebanon to Yemen that is the driving force behind the Middle East's fracture into coalitions that stand against or for Iran.