{"id":512,"date":"2026-05-14T21:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:51:17","slug":"abu-dhabi-doesnt-want-to-appear-too-much-in-cooperation-with-israel-analyst-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=512","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi &#8216;doesn&#8217;t want to appear too much in cooperation with Israel&#8217;, analyst says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--edition\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Abu Dhabi &#8216;doesn&#8217;t want to appear too much in cooperation with Israel,&#8217; analyst says<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-7b860b4c-b946-4907-8336-ca2076a9db6e data-wrapper-video-player data-show-hidden-video-player=\"7B860B4C-B946-4907-8336-CA2076A9DB6E\" data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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