The Intercept reported on Saturday that the emails, released by a group called "Global Leaks", show a close relationship between al-Otaiba and a pro-Israel, neoconservative think-tank - the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). [Note: Global Leaks is not to be confused with the Milan-based software company GlobaLeaks.]
The hacked emails, some of which date back to 2014, reveal a high level of backchannel cooperation between the FDD, which is funded by pro-Israel billionaire Sheldon Adelson, and the UAE.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/hackers-leak-emails-uae-ambassador-170603153956229.html
“I would like to align in Donald’s mind the connection between the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia which we have already started with Jared,” Mr. Barrack wrote to Ambassador Otaiba on June 21, 2016. “I think it is important that you be the center pin!!”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/world/middleeast/trump-tom-barrack-saudi.html