They condemned the Abrahamic Accords as a betrayal. The new agreement breaks a long-standing Arab consensus that the price of normal relations with Israel is Palestinian independence. It appears that the Americans helped seal the deal with the promise of advanced weapons that the UAE has barely been able to window shop in the past. These include the F-35 stealth fighter and the EA-18G Growler electronic fighter. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the deal should be pursued by Israel, which abandons any plan to annex parts of the West Bank, and that if the agreement could lead to its withdrawal from the Palestinian territories, it would bring the Middle East closer to peace. Israeli officials use the word “suspend." The difference in language represents the politics faced by the leader of each country. In the case of the UAE, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed clearly felt compelled to show that normal relations with the UAE were not free for Israelis. For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the use of the term “suspend" is an attempt to appease pro-annexation political groups and factions, which have previously criticized the deal. “This agreement will significantly strengthen trade between the two countries, remove obstacles and expand economic cooperation," Barbivai Bin Touq Al Marri said, according to his ministry.

Israel and Jordan have been in cold peace for most of the last quarter century. Then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alienated Jordanian King Hussein in 1997 by sending assassins to Amman to kill Hamas leader Khaled Mishal. The work was botched and the attackers were captured by the Jordanians to be released from Israeli prison only in exchange for life-saving treatment for Mashal and the release of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The king angrily called then-US President Bill Clinton. When Clinton attended a meeting, one of us (Riedel) took the first call and listened to the king criticize the Israelis for trying to poison Mashal on the street in Amman just three years after the treaty was signed. From that moment on, the relationship deteriorated. Hussein`s successor, King Abdullah II, also had a cold relationship with Netanyahu and had not met with him in recent years. Habtoor Hospitality was the first Emirati hotel group to serve kosher food as part of its menu and collaborated with Elli`s Kosher Kitchen to produce it. [150] Abu Dhabi`s Department of Culture and Tourism issued a note to Abu Dhabi hotels recommending that kosher food be served in menus and outlets. The Orthodox Union was chosen to certify kosher food. [151] Emirates Flight Catering, the catering service of the Emirati airline Emirates, announced on September 17 the establishment of a kosher food production plant called “Kosher Arabia" in collaboration with CCL Holdings.

[152] The first kosher certified restaurant in the UAE called “Armani/Kaf" opened on September 17 at the Armani Hotel Dubai in the Burj Khalifa. [153] Prime Minister Netanyahu said there was “no change" to his plans to annex parts of the West Bank if approved by the United States, but added that they would be temporarily suspended. [33] Before the deal, the proposed annex for 30 percent of the West Bank had already been put on hold, as a majority of Israelis and government coalition partner Benny Gantz rejected the plan. .