Or this could be a precursor to a confrontation between Sunnis and Shites?
" … The accords solidify a growing alliance between Israel and some Arab countries to contain Persian Iran. While Iran’s population is predominantly Shiite Muslim, the Arab states mostly have Sunni Muslim majorities; Bahrain has a Shiite majority but a Sunni ruling family.
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The UAE and Bahrain share Israel’s interest in pushing back against a strain of political Islam that the Gulf monarchies view as a threat to hereditary rule and a destabilizing influence primarily emanating from Iran, Qatar and Turkey.
Or this could be a precursor to a confrontation between Sunnis and Shites?
" … The accords solidify a growing alliance between Israel and some Arab countries to contain Persian Iran. While Iran’s population is predominantly Shiite Muslim, the Arab states mostly have Sunni Muslim majorities; Bahrain has a Shiite majority but a Sunni ruling family.
…
The UAE and Bahrain share Israel’s interest in pushing back against a strain of political Islam that the Gulf monarchies view as a threat to hereditary rule and a destabilizing influence primarily emanating from Iran, Qatar and Turkey.…"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/why-peace-betweenisrael-and-gulf-statesmatters/2020/09/15/cd51255a-f769-11ea-85f7-5941188a98cd_story.html