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Israeli UN Ambassador: We're Coordinating with Arab States on Iran
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Israel and Arab states with whom Jerusalem does not have diplomatic relations are working in concert at the UN, and elsewhere, against Iran, Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told the Jerusalem Post last week. Prior to the signing of the Iranian nuclear deal in 2015, the Arab countries were content to let Israel lead the public battle against the deal while they sat quietly in the background. Today, Danon said, the Arab countries are actively involved - along with Israel - in warning of the Iranian threat. For instance, Saudi Minister of Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan and UAE Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Otaiba participated in a United Against Nuclear Iran conference in New York last Wednesday, alongside Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer. Danon said that the recent attack on the Saudi oil facility has changed attitudes at the UN. "Because of the attack's influence on the price of oil, this is no longer just a local issue...but this is something that now influences world economies." The attack "made the Iranian threat much more real" as many Arab countries now realize that their own strategic sites can be targeted. "They are taking it much more seriously." Danon said the Palestinian issue took up much less time at the UN General Assembly this year. "President Trump did not mention it even once. Now everyone is busy with climate change and Iran - those were the main issues at the General Assembly."