<description>&lt;p&gt;Please take 5 minutes to fill out Ark Media’s &lt;a href="https://tinyurl.com/arksurvey26"&gt;LISTENER SURVEY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;____&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to &lt;a href="https://lnk.to/rbGlvM"&gt;What’s Your Number?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;____&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For years, normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel was seen as the ultimate goal of the Abraham Accords and the final step towards unlocking regional stability. But a sharp rivalry is heating up between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed. Dan is joined by Yonatan Adiri and Yael Wissner-Levy to unpack the economic, political, and personal dynamics driving this feud, what it means for Israel, and why India and global energy corridors may matter more than most people realize.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:18 - MBS’s Vision 2030 under pressure and the internal Saudi recalibration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:40 - Mentor turned rival: How MBS and MBZ went from alignment to confrontation&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:45 - The Yemen flashpoint that ruptured the Saudi–UAE relationship&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;24:00 - Energy corridors, IMEC, and the India factor&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;28:30 - Is Israel collateral damage or strategically positioned?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;34:50 - Why UAE’s “infrastructure diplomacy” may be winning quietly&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;38:45 - The future of normalization versus regional integration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This episode was sponsored by United Hatzalah.&lt;/strong&gt; Donate today at &lt;a href="https://israelrescue.org/CallMeBack"&gt;IsraelRescue.org/CallMeBack&lt;/a&gt;. Add this number to your phone right now if you live in Israel – 1221, and for those visiting it’s 972-2-5-383838.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More Ark Media:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subscribe to &lt;a href="https://inside.arkmedia.org/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=inside"&gt;Inside Call me Back&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explore &lt;a href="https://arkmedia.org/votes/"&gt;Israel Votes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen to &lt;a href="https://lnk.to/rfGlrA"&gt;For Heaven's Sake&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Watch &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast"&gt;Call me Back on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Newsletters | &lt;a href="https://mailchi.mp/arkmedia/subscribe-to-our-newsletter"&gt;Ark Media&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://arkmedia.org/amitsegal/"&gt;Amit Segal&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://nadave.substack.com/"&gt;Nadav Eyal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Instagram | &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/arkmediaorg"&gt;Ark Media&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/dansenor"&gt;Dan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;X | &lt;a href="https://x.com/dansenor"&gt;Dan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dan Senor &amp; Saul Singer’s book, &lt;a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Genius of Israel&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://arkmedia.org/get-in-touch/"&gt;Get in touch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Credits: Ilan Benatar, Adaam James Levin-Areddy, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Patricio Spadavecchia, Yuval Semo &lt;/p&gt;
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Yonatan Adiri, YAEL WISSNER-LEVY, Dan Senor

Saudi & UAE: The Cold Gulf War - with Yonatan Adiri and Yael Wissner-Levy

FEB 16, 202644 MIN
Call Me Back - with Dan Senor

Saudi & UAE: The Cold Gulf War - with Yonatan Adiri and Yael Wissner-Levy

FEB 16, 202644 MIN

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Please take 5 minutes to fill out Ark Media’s LISTENER SURVEY____Subscribe to What’s Your Number?____For years, normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel was seen as the ultimate goal of the Abraham Accords and the final step towards unlocking regional stability. But a sharp rivalry is heating up between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed. Dan is joined by Yonatan Adiri and Yael Wissner-Levy to unpack the economic, political, and personal dynamics driving this feud, what it means for Israel, and why India and global energy corridors may matter more than most people realize.In this episode:00:18 - MBS’s Vision 2030 under pressure and the internal Saudi recalibration10:40 - Mentor turned rival: How MBS and MBZ went from alignment to confrontation18:45 - The Yemen flashpoint that ruptured the Saudi–UAE relationship24:00 - Energy corridors, IMEC, and the India factor28:30 - Is Israel collateral damage or strategically positioned?34:50 - Why UAE’s “infrastructure diplomacy” may be winning quietly38:45 - The future of normalization versus regional integrationThis episode was sponsored by United Hatzalah. Donate today at IsraelRescue.org/CallMeBack. Add this number to your phone right now if you live in Israel – 1221, and for those visiting it’s 972-2-5-383838.More Ark Media:Subscribe to Inside Call me BackExplore Israel VotesListen to For Heaven's SakeWatch Call me Back on YouTubeNewsletters | Ark Media | Amit Segal | Nadav EyalInstagram | Ark Media | DanX | DanDan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of IsraelGet in touchCredits: Ilan Benatar, Adaam James Levin-Areddy, Brittany Cohen, Ava Weiner, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Patricio Spadavecchia, Yuval Semo