The UAE is thinking long term for a life after their oil reserves are depleted. My impression is that they want to be the Singapore of the middle east.
Frankly, their long term potential will always be limited by their population's and neighbor's hostility to Israel. UAE, like Israel, lives in a very crappy neighborhood with neighbors that want to conquer it and enslave the people. Israel, UAE and the even the US have alot in common.
If we had a Secretary of State that wasn't owned by the Saudi family and thought long term, that SOS would focus on building the relationship between Israel and UAE, and not waste time with the Palestinians. The combination of Israel and UAE would greatly benefit both countries, which is why "our friends, the Saudi's" won't allow it to happen.
While the Palestinians were celebrating 9/11, UAE was gearing up to support us. We have an air base in the UAE, unlike "our friends, the Saudi's" who told us to leave two years after 9/11.
The UAE are good people and we shouldn't blame them for the actions of others in the region.