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(JTA) — Just a few years ago, Oman was expected to be next in line after Morocco, Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to sign onto the Abraham Accords
The sultanate at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula was for a long time closer with Israel than other states in the region were.
Oman is one of the few Gulf states to never have engaged in a war with Israel.
Gulf state long had closer ties to Jerusalem than its neighbors, but is now likely pushing back against Netanyahu government, trying to placate Iran, experts say
Details unclear as to why the sultanate ruled relations with Israel a criminal offense after years of friendly relations and past visits by leaders