"Al Jarida, a liberal opposition newspaper, said that Mr. Zygier had
provided the authorities in Dubai with “names and pictures and accurate
details” in exchange for protection, but Israel kidnapped him from a
hiding place and imprisoned him on charges of treason about a month
after the Jan. 19, 2010, operation." Let me translate this passage for you: The rulers of the UAE, sons of Zayid, surrendered the Mossad agent to Israel, and this is why the story had to be kept under wraps.