Israel Declines to Sell Iron Dome Defense System to Arab Allies, Citing Security Concerns

"The Israeli security agencies have rejected the possibility of selling technologies developed to their new Arab partners who have signed the Abraham Accords," Alon Ben David, an Israeli military analyst, told Maariv. He also said that the Israeli Ministry of Defense has reversed its decision not to sell defense systems to the United Arab Emirates: "It sold cyber technology, but refrained from selling air defense systems."

Faced with this refusal, Abu Dhabi had to buy North Korean defense systems with Russian technology.

"Israel fears that the sale of this technology to the United Arab Emirates will lead to the transmission of secrets to a third state," Yoav Limor, also a military analyst, told Israel Hayom. According to Ben David, Israel has lost $4.5 billion after rejecting military agreements with the United Arab Emirates, suggesting that Israel offers its defense systems to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.