Israel seeks to reconsider its oil cooperation with the United Arab Emirates.
The announcement of the decision of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel to review the contract for the transfer of UAE oil from the Persian Gulf to European markets through the occupied Palestinian territories has angered Abu Dhabi.
Israeli media reported that a few hours before Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s talks with UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the issue of reconsidering the transfer of UAE oil through (occupied Palestine) to Europe was finalized.
Despite seemingly friendly relations and even a seemingly friendly telephone conversation between Bennett and Ben Zayed, the UAE was strongly opposed to reports that Israel was seeking a review, Israeli Channel 13 reported. In this, he is angry and anxious.
Haaretz reports that Israeli Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bennett and Yair Lapid plan to hold a meeting this week, especially as the Israeli Minister for the Environment strongly urges Opposes the implementation of this project.
According to the plan, an Israeli company was to transport UAE crude oil and oil products from its ports in the Red Sea using a pipeline to its reservoirs in Ashkelon on the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, from where it could be exported to Europe.