Iranians gathered on October 7 in Tehran in support of Hamas’ attack on Israel. AFP
DECRYPTION – Israel’s rapprochement with Sunni Arab countries is compromised by the shock operation carried out by the Islamist movement Hamas, supported by Iran.
Judging by the reactions of Arab countries after the attack on an unprecedented scale perpetrated on Saturday by the Palestinian Islamists of Hamas in Israel, the reconfiguration of the Middle East around a new Arab-Israeli axis hostile to Iran and Forgetful of the Palestinian cause is in trouble.
Except for the United Arab Emirates and Morocco – which normalized their relations in 2020 with the Jewish state and were content to call for de-escalation – most Arab countries have specifically held Israel and its occupation of the Palestinian Territories responsible for the outbreak of violence. Even Saudi Arabia, although engaged in normalization negotiations with Tel Aviv under the aegis of the United States, denounced the policy of the Jewish state. “It seems obvious that Riyadh will slow down this attempt at normalization», Analyzes former diplomat Denis Bauchard.
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