‘Israeli’ Arms Dealers Invited to Abu Dhabi For Middle East’s Largest Exhibition of Its Kind

By Staff, Agencies

Military relations between the Zionist entity and the Gulf States were for years a secret. Now, less than a month after the occupation regime signed an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations with both the UAE and Bahrain, companies related to the Zionist military sector have been invited to openly participate in the upcoming International ‘Defense’ Exhibition and Conference [IDEX] set to take place in Abu Dhabi in February 2021.

IDEX is a biennial arms and defense technology sales exhibition and the largest of its kind in the Middle East.

Over recent days, IDEX organizers signed an agreement with the organizers of a similar ‘Israeli’ exhibition to coordinate the Zionist entity’s participation in the conference in Abu Dhabi.

IDEX is a five-day event held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre which prior to the Covid-19 pandemic would attract 100,000 visitors from across the world to view exhibits and displays by over 1,000 companies from 60 countries. The upcoming event is expected to be smaller due to coronavirus, but unlike similar events, hasn't been canceled to date.

IDEX is held under the patronage of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and is organized by the Capital Events in association and with the full support of the UAE Armed Forces.

Over the coming weeks, the ‘Israeli’ companies which will be allowed to participate in IDEX and the systems they will be permitted to display will be identified.

‘Israeli’ drone companies Aeronautics Ltd. and Logic Industries Ltd. are two examples of ‘Israeli’ firms who have previously sold military equipment to the UAE, but due to the sensitivity of the deals at the time, they were done in secret and via foreign companies.

In addition, only Zionists carrying foreign passports were allowed to travel to the UAE to train the local users of the purchased equipment. Following the announcement of the normalization of deals, Zionists will be able to conduct such business in the UAE directly and in the open, no longer having to use middlemen.