{"id":18126,"date":"2025-05-29T15:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18126"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:59:34","slug":"behind-the-curtain-how-the-uae-used-naeemi-to-build-a-secret-alliance-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/29\/behind-the-curtain-how-the-uae-used-naeemi-to-build-a-secret-alliance-with-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Curtain: How the UAE Used Naeemi to Build a Secret Alliance with Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Since the moment the UAE and Israel signed normalization agreements in September 2020, Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi has stood out as one of the most prominent figures promoting the initiative both domestically and across the Arab world.<\/p>\n

But Al-Nuaimi<\/a>, who holds multiple posts including Chairman of the UAE-Israel Parliamentary Committee and head of the Hedayah Center for Counter-Extremism, was far more than a public relations figure. He was the architect of a hidden network of deals, where politics met money, normalization merged with repression, and secret alliances shaped Western perceptions.<\/p>\n

One striking example of this covert strategy is Al-Nuaimi’s relationship with former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. During the fragile coalition government shared between Bennett and Yair Lapid in 2021, Abu Dhabi swiftly moved to establish a direct backchannel with Bennett’s circle\u2014with Al-Nuaimi acting as an unofficial envoy for Mohamed bin Zayed.<\/p>\n

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UAE-Israel relation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Money for Influence<\/h3>\n

According to diplomatic sources, contact between Al-Nuaimi and Bennett\u2019s team began even before Bennett took office in June 2021. Early discussions focused on the possibility of forming a security\u2013media\u2013logistics partnership, generously financed by Abu Dhabi and conducted in the shadows.<\/p>\n

Bennett was reportedly open to the arrangement, especially given figures like Tal Gan-Tzvi, his then-chief of staff, who allegedly hinted at the coalition\u2019s need for indirect financial support to fund media campaigns and pro-government lobbying efforts.<\/p>\n

Known for his political savvy and willingness to use financial leverage, Al-Nuaimi laid out clear demands:<\/p>\n

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    Improve the UAE\u2019s image in the West by leveraging Jewish lobbying groups to defend its human rights record.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Use Israeli intelligence tools, including the Mossad, to target Emirati dissidents and activists in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Establish UAE-aligned institutions like the Hedayah Center in Brussels as legitimate platforms to push Abu Dhabi\u2019s narrative on \u201cterrorism\u201d and \u201cextremism,\u201d discrediting political opposition.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Mohammed bin Zayed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Engineered Alliances: From Awards to Loyalty<\/h3>\n

    The financial “gifts” given to Bennett’s team were not blatant bribes\u2014they were dressed as formal invitations to international conferences, academic awards for UAE-aligned figures, and research grants for Israeli think tanks focused on \u201ccombating hate\u201d and \u201cinterfaith dialogue.\u201d These buzzwords were used to justify both repression and normalization.<\/p>\n

    Even logistical support for Israeli delegations visiting the UAE\u2014including Bennett\u2019s\u2014was carefully arranged to create a sealed environment for transactional diplomacy: silence in exchange for cash, tech for legitimacy, information for loyalty.<\/p>\n

    For Al-Nuaimi, described by some within the UAE as the \u201carchitect of whitewashed bribery,\u201d this form of tolerance-branded diplomacy is just the public face of a deeper authoritarian project\u2014one aimed at exporting Abu Dhabi\u2019s model of repression under the guise of \u201cstability and coexistence.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Abu Dhabi\u2019s Secret Meeting: Bennett Returns Off the Record<\/h3>\n

    In a recent development, Naftali Bennett returned to Abu Dhabi despite having no official position in the Israeli government. In a closed-door three-hour meeting with Mohamed bin Zayed, attended by Al-Nuaimi and UAE security officials close to Tahnoun bin Zayed, the UAE\u2019s intelligence mastermind, serious questions have emerged.<\/p>\n

    Why would a former prime minister with no official portfolio attend such a high-level meeting? What binds him and Al-Nuaimi beyond official titles?<\/p>\n

    The answer lies in a post-normalization alliance that has evolved into a security\u2013information\u2013lobbying pact, protecting Abu Dhabi\u2019s global interests while enlisting Israeli influence to suppress dissent.<\/p>\n

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    UAE Israel normalization<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Post-Normalization Repression in Western Language<\/h3>\n

    This story reveals that normalization was not just a pathway for trade or tech exchange\u2014it became a mechanism for cross-border repression, enabling the UAE to export a model of governance built on silencing criticism, buying compliance, and mobilizing allies to neutralize opposition.<\/p>\n

    Rather than showcasing itself as a progressive, open state, Abu Dhabi now aims to insulate its authoritarian conduct from scrutiny\u2014employing Israeli tools and figures like Al-Nuaimi to repackage surveillance and repression as \u201ccounter-extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The result? Censorship legitimized, repression wrapped in diplomacy, and autocracy justified under Western terms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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