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Exclusive — Dark Box uncovers how the UAE is quietly lobbying Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa to normalize ties with Israel in exchange for billions in investment and strategic support.
This is not peace diplomacy—it’s political engineering.
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Since Assad’s fall, Sharaa has sought legitimacy, financial aid, and stability. The UAE moved fast, offering investment in telecoms, infrastructure, and agriculture. But behind these offers lies a condition: normalization with Israel.
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Abu Dhabi’s strategy is clear—reshape Syria’s political identity into a compliant, Gulf-backed regime that aligns with U.S.-Israel priorities and weakens resistance movements across the region.
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Emirati intelligence has already facilitated quiet contacts between Damascus and Tel Aviv. These talks cover border deconfliction, security coordination, and commercial reactivation.
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The UAE is not working alone. Israel has reportedly signaled conditional openness to limited cooperation with Sharaa—on security terms—while Emirati officials serve as trusted intermediaries.
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The normalization model mimics the Abraham Accords, but in Syria, the stakes are higher. The country has long opposed Israel’s occupation and supported armed resistance. This shift would mark a historic reversal.
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While the UAE promotes this as “regional integration,” it is in fact a strategy to crush indigenous leadership, dissolve the Palestinian cause, and reshape Syria’s future around foreign interests.
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Sharaa, once jailed by the U.S. and a former Islamist militant, is now being groomed by Washington and the Gulf as a “reformed” partner. His visit to the White House is only the beginning.
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The question is: What will Syria lose in the name of investment and recognition? And what role is the UAE playing in erasing the last remnants of resistance in the Arab world?
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