DUBAI (Dispatches) –
Zionist weapons maker Elbit Systems has launched a new venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the Abraham Accords that saw the occupying regime establish diplomatic ties with several Arab states.
The manufacturer of the Hermes armed drone and surveillance technology, among other products, said the joint venture, Elbit Systems Emirates (ESE) “will seek to foster a long-term cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces.”
Zionist regime air force commander Amikam Norkin was in the UAE over the weekend to attend the Dubai Airshow, after his Emirati counterpart visited the occupied territories last month to observe the regime’s largest-ever joint military drill.
War minister and former Zionist military chief of staff Benny Gantz and other military officials are due to visit Dubai next week to inaugurate the first-ever pavilion at the air show, Gantz’s office said in a statement.
Elbit branches in the UK had been under scrutiny from pro-Palestinian activists who called for the shutdown of its factories and offices, saying that it manufactured drones used by Zionist troops in the deadly bombardments of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Elbit has 10 sites across the UK, including factories in Leicester and Tamworth and offices in London.
Since the Zionist regime and the UAE signed the normalization deal, the two sides had agreed to cooperate in commercial, military and finance areas. However, some of these agreements had been cancelled, appearing to fail entirely.
In October, a pipeline agreement with Abu Dhabi to transport oil from the Persian Gulf through the occupied territories to Europe had been called off.
The normalization deal has angered many in Muslim nations. Palestinians call the deal a stab in the back and a betrayal of their cause.