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An Israeli-UAE security architecture on its southern approaches is unacceptable
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Any Emirati action that invites Iranian retaliation destabilizes Saudi Vision 2030
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Yemen becoming a chessboard for non-Arab, non-Yemeni agendas is a red line
This is why Saudi Arabia went gloves-off.
The “Anti-Semitism” Deflection Is Strategic Misdirection
Criticism of UAE policy is now routinely dismissed as “antisemitic.”
This is intellectually dishonest and strategically lazy.
Saudi Arabia is:
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Explicitly anti-Muslim Brotherhood
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Deeply pragmatic with global powers
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Focused on state sovereignty
Yet Saudi Arabia itself is leading the criticism.
When Riyadh says Emirati actions threaten its national security, this is not ideology—it is calculus.
Conflating geopolitical disagreement with antisemitism is a propaganda shortcut, not analysis.
Why Pakistan Cannot Play a Double Game
Here’s where Islamabad must be careful.
Pakistan has:
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A strategic defense framework with Saudi Arabia
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Deep economic and expatriate links with the UAE
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Painful historical lessons about ambiguous positioning
The Iraq–Kuwait Precedent
In 1990, regional actors tried to hedge—maintaining ties with both Iraq and Kuwait.
Those who delayed clarity paid economically, diplomatically, and reputationally.
Pakistan cannot:
