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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: UAE-Israel relations risk being built on questionable assumptions
Description: A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether the assumptions underlying the UAE’s initiative that led three other Arab countries to also formalise their relations with the Jewish state will prove to be correct in the medium and long term.