Arab states–Israeli alliance against Iran

The Arab-Israeli alliance against Iran[1][2][3] or Israeli–Sunni Coalition,[4][5] also known as the Israeli–Sunni Alliance[6] is an anti-Iranian unofficial coordination group in the Middle East, nurtured by the United States.[7] The coordination is taking place in light of the mutual regional security interests of Israel and Sunni Arab States led by Saudi Arabia,[8] and their standoff against Iranian interests across the Middle East - the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict. The Arab states participating in the coordination group are the core of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Those include Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Oman.[2]

Formation

The roots of the alliance are believed to have started in 2000s, due to the decreasing importance of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict as a wedge issue and mutual tensions with Iran. By 2016 GCC states have sought strengthened economic and security cooperation with Israel, who is involved in its own proxy conflict with Iran.[9]

The coalition emerged by November 2017,[10] upon warming ties between Israel and the Gulf States and received broad media attention in light of the February 2019 Warsaw Conference.

Members

In addition to Israel, the members of the coordination group include Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Oman.[2]

See also

References
  1. Gary Sick; Sick: Alliance against Iran, Council on Foreign Relations January 23, 2007
  2. The solidifying Arab-Israeli Alliance "Relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia continue in the shadows, with reports of senior Israeli officials regularly visiting the Gulf States. Israeli cabinet ministers have openly visited the UAE and Oman, with more set to take place in the future."
  3. Totten, Michael J. (2016). "The New Arab–Israeli Alliance". World Affairs. 179 (2): 28–36. doi:10.1177/0043820016673779. JSTOR 26369507.
  4. "Jordan's Shift Back to the Sunni-Israeli Coalition - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy". washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  5. "The New Arab–Israeli Alliance". World Affairs Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  6. "The Israel-Sunni alliance - Jerusalem Report - Jerusalem Post". jpost.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  7. Lesley Wroughton (13 February 2019). "U.S. meeting on Middle East brings together Israel, Gulf Arab states". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  8. "Saudi Arabia and Israel anti-Iran alliance". Business Insider. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  9. Ramani, Samuel (12 September 2016). "Israel Is Strengthening Its Ties With The Gulf Monarchies". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. Marcus, Jonathan (24 November 2017). "What's shaping the Israel-Saudi 'alliance'". BBC News. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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