According to Arutz 71 (a/k/a Israel National News), Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon says that Israel enjoys warm relations with many Arab countries despite the fact that these countries officially refuse to recognize Israel's existence.
That has to come as a surprise to the one or two people who didn’t already know.
Back in the day, c 1977, I worked for one of Israel’s electronics giants. (There were then two.)
I wandered to the production line on one occasion and I noticed there were product labels in what I (incorrectly) thought was Arabic. (The script was Farsi.) What’s this, I innocently asked. I was told that we had an Iranian partner that assembled Made in Israel components, under license to my employer. The Iranian partner put its name on the product.
It also was well known that Israeli-made air conditioners were popular in Saudia Arabia. The sheiks, being pragmatic, wanted ACs that could withstand Saudia’s environment. Both of the major Israeli electronics firms exported their products. All of the Made in Israel products arrived via intermediaries, but the products’ origin was obvious.
No one advertised the fact that, if one paid close attention, a number of Made in Israel products could be found in Muslum-dominated countries, including those of Israel’s neighbors who refused to recognize the State.
Danon’s “admission” that Israel has ties to several of its Muslim neighbors – to the best of my limited knowledge, Iran no longer is counted among those neighbors – uncovers a secret that has not been a secret for decades.
The trade with the Israel’s Muslim neighbors probably has played at least a small part in precenting another multi-national invasion by Muslim armies. Peace with Egypt – made by two former terrorists, Begin and Sadat -- and with Jordan also play a role; all three countries benefit from quiet borders (albeit Egypt is sufering at the hands – and bombs – of fellow Muslims).
1. Arutz 7: http://tinyurl.com/y7cxzu8s
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