“Tareq al-Otaiba, a former official at the UAE's national security council, wrote
in an article for the Arab Gulf States Institute (AGSI) that Israel was one of the countries that "have stepped up to provide real assistance to the UAE."
"Primarily, the United States and Israel have proved to be true allies by offering support through extensive military aid, intelligence sharing, and diplomatic backing," al-Otaiba wrote.
The bottom line: "We are not going to forget it," a senior Emirati official said of the assistance from Israel and Netanyahu at a critical moment.”