Do The New Peace Agreements Between Israel and the Gulf States Set A 'Honey Trap' For Israel?
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https://doi.org/10.46282/blr.2020.4.2.206Keywords:
Israel, EU, Gulf states, economic benefits, Israeli-Palestine conflict, Public International LawAbstract
This article examines whether the recent peace agreements, signed between Israel and the Gulf states: The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in September 2020, form a 'honey trap', meant to use the economic benefits they offer as leverage to affect Israel's political position towards the Middle East conflict. Recalling that the EU exercises such an approach for many years, the article tries to assess its current and potential effectiveness to the parties involved.
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