In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “anti-iranian unofficial coordination group in the middle east”. Today it says “security coalition comprising israel and various arab countries”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Political alliance in West Asia The Arab-Israeli alliance against Iran or Israeli–Sunni Coalition , also known as the Israeli–Sunni Alliance is an anti-Iranian unofficial coordination group in the Middle East , nurtured by the United States. The coordination is taking place in light of the mutual regional security interests of Israel and Sunni Arab States led by Saudi Arabia , and their standoff against Iranian interests across the Middle East - the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict . The Arab states participating in the coordination group are the core of the Gulf Cooperation Council .1Gary Sick ; Sick: Alliance against Iran , Council on Foreign Relations January 23, 2007 The solidifying Arab-Israeli Alliance "Relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia continue in the shadows, with reports of senior Israeli officials regularly visiting the Gulf States .2 Israeli cabinet ministers have openly visited the UAE and Oman, with more set to take place in the future." Totten, Michael J.
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Security-focused coalition in the Middle East and North Africa The Arab–Israeli alliance , sometimes called the Israeli–Sunni alliance , refers to an unofficial security coalition comprising Israel and various Arab countries .Formed in the interest of the Gulf Cooperation Council , it is primarily focused on deterring the political and military ambitions of Iran (see Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict and Iran–Israel proxy conflict ), and has been actively promoted by the United States since the February 2019 Warsaw conference . The solidifying Arab-Israeli Alliance "Relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia continue in the shadows, with reports of senior Israeli officials regularly visiting the Gulf States. Israeli cabinet ministers have openly visited the UAE and Oman, with more set to take place in the future." "Arab-Israeli Progress Seemed Impossible. That's Because of Old Assumptions" .
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Security-focused coalition in the Middle East and North Africa The Arab–Israeli alliance is a security coalition comprising Israel and various Arab countries . Originally formed in the interest of the Gulf Cooperation Council , it is primarily focused on deterring the political and military ambitions of Iran , which has a proxy conflict both with Saudi Arabia and with Israel . It has been actively promoted by the United States since the February 2019 Warsaw conference . It is sometimes referred to as the Israeli–Sunni alliance , due to the Arab countries in it being predominately Sunni states, while Iran and much of its Axis of Resistance are predominately Shia . Israeli cabinet ministers have openly visited the UAE and Oman, with more set to take place in the future." "Arab-Israeli Progress Seemed Impossible. That's Because of Old Assumptions" .
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anti-iranian unofficial coordination group in the middle east
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security coalition comprising israel and various arab countries
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