Ras al Khaimah

Israel may view the United Arab Emirates as one of its few allies in the Arab World. However, the UAE’s embrace of Israel does not enjoy universal support in the seven emirates that make up the oil-rich federation. One of the constituent emirates, Ras al Khaimah – sometimes referred to merely as “RAK” – has had a stormy relationship with the chief emirate in the unequal federation, Abu Dhabi.