Regardless of any annexation steps, "I don't think the secret intelligent cooperation will cease," Guzansky said, noting that common foe Iran "isn't going anywhere".An announcement last week that private Emirati and Israeli companies intend to join forces to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic could be the type of deal that is rolled back, he explained.

Retweet. The embargo was in fact applied to all the combatants, but very soon France began selling weaponry to the Arab states again. Ahead of the July 1 possible kick-off date, Netanyahu's coalition -- which includes annexation sceptics -- is weighing the price of moving forward.In a rare op-ed in an Israeli newspaper, the Emirati ambassador to Washington, Yousef al-Otaiba, warned earlier in June that annexation of parts of the West Bank would jeopardise any warming of Arab-Israeli ties.Describing it as the "illegal seizure of Palestinian land", Otaiba said "plans for annexation and talk of normalisation are a contradiction".Yoel Guzansky, a senior fellow at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies, told AFP the severity of the response in the Gulf depends "on what Israel actually does, and the Palestinian reaction".If there is substantial Palestinian violence in response to any announcement, "we'll see a harsher reaction" in the Gulf, he said. His office later clarified that he was referring specifically to the annexation plan.Annexation is just one part of Trump's plan, which also calls for the creation of a demilitarised Palestinian state, largely encircled by Israel, with a capital outside of Jerusalem -- terms roundly rejected by the Palestinians.

France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines © 2020 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. A senior correspondent with Israel's left-wing Haaretz newspaper Chaim Levinson stressed that speculation about diplomatic fallout is premature, as Israel may in fact take no action on Trump's plan, or may announce a symbolic gesture with no impact on the ground. Live. France began to use its veto power to oppose Israel in the UN, and France sided with the Arab states on almost all issues brought to the international body. Culture . France Diplomatie ‏ Verified ... sûrement, mais il faudrait aussi s'inquiéter VRAIMENT de toutes les violations perpétrées par Israël, notammen en ce qui concerne la construction et le maintien de colonies sur le territoire cis-jordanien, qui est un véritable poison pour toute paix possible. Like. Africa. This is a list of diplomatic missions of France, excluding honorary consulates. Most importantly of all, however, de Gaulle's government imposed an arms embargo on the Israeli state. The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines. Gulf leaders "can't turn their back to the Palestinians -- they have public opinion to consider," he said, adding Arab leaders could suffer "if they appear to be not only abandoning the Palestinian cause, but collaborating with Israel. "We need the Israelis, but not the Palestinians," said the diplomat on condition of anonymity. TV Shows. But a European diplomat told AFP that any response against Israel will be weighed against the possible loss of access to Israeli technology, including related to security, which is highly valued by some EU members. Retweeted. 1. The EU, Israel's top economic partner, has in recent weeks mounted a diplomatic campaign against annexation, highlighted by a visit to Jerusalem by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to raise concern about the prospective plans.