Abu Dhabi, September 3, 2025: The United Arab Emirates has warned that any Israeli move to annex parts of the occupied West Bank would cross a “red line” and jeopardize regional integration efforts under the Abraham Accords.
“Annexation in the West Bank would constitute a red line for the UAE,” said Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs at the UAE Foreign Ministry, in a statement.
She cautioned that such a step would “severely undermine the vision and spirit of the accords, end the pursuit of regional integration, and alter the widely-shared consensus on the trajectory of this conflict – two states living side by side in peace, prosperity, and security.”
The warning, delivered just days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, represents Abu Dhabi’s strongest rebuke of Israeli policy since normalizing ties with Tel Aviv in 2020.
The UAE was the first Arab state in over two decades to establish relations with Israel, paving the way for expanded trade, defense, and tourism partnerships. Despite maintaining ties throughout the Gaza war and coordinating humanitarian aid deliveries into the enclave, Emirati officials have consistently stressed that normalization remains linked to Palestinian aspirations for statehood.
