Chief editor wonders?!
Commenting on an article by colleague Jamal Rayyan on X (September 20, 2020)…
No one really understands how a tiny country like the UAE, with an area of barely 75,000 km² and less than 800,000 native citizens, suddenly leaped to become one of the fastest-growing economies in West Asia.
The UAE has no political history, no liberation movements, no intellectual or cultural institutions. So did Sheikh Zayed simply “breathe life” into the desert with a Quranic spell, turning it overnight into skyscrapers, glossy highways, and sprawling financial networks?
A Settlement, Not a State
The truth runs deeper: since its creation in 1971, the UAE was designed as a financial and commercial settlement for global Jewry in the heart of the region—safely distant from “Israel,” which remains a militarized outpost threatened by wars and popular rejection.
Divided into seven emirates to keep decisions fragmented and under foreign control, the UAE now projects a glossy image with world-class airports and bustling ports. Yet genuine Emiratis are scarcely visible. Everything is run by foreigners. Abu Dhabi, ironically, hosts one of the highest concentrations of millionaires worldwide (75,000), with Jewish tycoons forming a visible share. It was no coincidence that billionaire Haim Saban nudged Mohammed bin Zayed toward formal alliance with Israel.
Centers of Regional Conspiracy
Egypt
- Pushed the IMF-coordinated currency float, crushing the middle class and tightening dependency.
- Purchased strategic assets, ports, and land, undermining economic sovereignty.
- Secretly funded the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to weaken Egypt’s water security.
- Displaced Nile farmers under the guise of investment projects.
Libya
- Armed and financed Khalifa Haftar to derail the revolution and plunge Libya into chaos.
- Backed armed coups to block any democratic transition.
Yemen
- Turned the so-called coalition into a de facto occupation of ports and islands (Socotra, Mayun).
- Created separatist militias to fracture the state.
Iraq
- Posed as an economic partner while bankrolling sectarian factions and espionage networks.
- Sheltered figures who looted state funds, laundering money through Emirati banks.
- Supported media and political platforms that eroded the central state, serving U.S. and Israeli agendas.
Iran
- Served as a primary hub for sanctions evasion via shell companies.
- Hosted U.S.-Israeli intelligence bases monitoring Tehran.
- Built advanced cyber-espionage and surveillance hubs targeting Iran.
Direct Support to Israel Against Iran
Since the Abraham Accords, the UAE became Israel’s forward operating arm in the Gulf:
- Offering logistical cover.
- Sharing intelligence on Iranian air and maritime movements.
- Opening its skies to Israeli military flights.
- Participating in joint naval drills effectively aimed at Iran.
Sudan
- Fueled the war between the army and Rapid Support Forces with cash and weapons.
- Sabotaged peace settlements in exchange for dominance over ports and the Red Sea.
Syria
- Whitewashed the regime internationally despite atrocities, in return for economic deals.
Turkey
- Bankrolled the failed 2016 coup attempt and funded hostile media campaigns against Ankara.
Arab League
- Reduced the League to a paralyzed platform that legitimizes normalization and whitewashes occupation crimes.
Gaza & Palestine
- Took part in genocide by funneling “aid” under Israeli supervision.
- Provided political cover for normalization and aggression.
- Pressured to starve and weaken the resistance.
- Used humanitarian fronts for intelligence targeting resistance leaders.
Horn of Africa & Somalia
- Undermined central authority by propping up secessionist regions (“Somaliland,” Puntland).
- Seized strategic ports (Berbera, Bosaso).
- Created parallel military units beyond Mogadishu’s control.
- Bankrolled divisive politicians and manipulated elections.
Africa at Large
- Expanded via ports and bases in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia to dominate the Red Sea.
- Stoked regional wars (Ethiopia/Eritrea, Sudan/South Sudan).
- Bought electoral loyalties with political cash.
- Intervened directly in Libya and Sudan as a spoiler force.
Weapons Without an Army
The UAE’s staggering arms purchases are not for defense. With no real army or threatened borders, these weapons are designed for regional meddling and destabilization—a tool for its external project.
Conclusion: A Systematic Project
The UAE never grew into a “normal state.” It was engineered as an Israeli settlement under an Arab facade, a financial-intelligence hub serving the global order. Its actions converge on:
- Dismantling Arab nation-states: Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Palestine.
- Suffocating popular will through money politics and weaponized media.
- Undermining regional neighbors: spying on Iran, subverting Turkey, entrenching influence in the Horn of Africa.
- Facilitating Israeli-Western expansion into the heart of the Arab and Islamic worlds, stretching deep into Africa.
The Way Forward
- Redefine Arab and regional security on the basis of independent national decision-making.
- Break economic dependency by diversifying partnerships (Asia, Africa, Latin America).
- Raise public awareness of the destructive role of petro-dollars.
- Build alternative institutions beyond the paralyzed Arab League, rooted in peoples and resistance.
- Hold the UAE accountable—exposing its role in Gaza, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Iraq, and beyond—through media and human-rights platforms.
📌 The UAE is no longer a “small state seeking influence.” It is a poisoned dagger, redrawing the maps of Arabs and their neighbors to fit Israel and the West, fueled by oil wealth turned into an instrument of destruction rather than development.
