Abraham Accords
“We’ve done more for the cause of peace within this region than any administration in the history of the United States. And, I think those opposing us just are not seeing the situation clearly,” America’s envoy to the Jewish state tells JNS in a wide-ranging interview.
The Trump administration has “isolated Iran ... recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ... Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights [and] extended ... cooperations to Judea and Samaria,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said the Palestinians “have been indulged by the Arab world, by the European Union. People have made excuses for their malign activity for generations.”
Israeli Professional Football League and UAE Pro League sign MOU to include matches between the teams of each country.
The warm relationship developing between Israel, UAE and Bahrain has led to a rise in the number of businesspeople in the Gulf learning Hebrew online.
Digital conference: Gulf Arabs emphasize rapprochement with Israel, disappointment with Palestinians
Kohelet Policy Forum chairman Moshe Koppel said, “After the colossal failures of trying to strike peace through unilateral concessions, we have changed course. The conference seeks to present a new approach with all it implies. Advancing the new Middle East runs through cooperation—not capitulation.”
Until Friday’s announcement that Sudan had joined the peace effort, the Abraham Accords was the only treaty reached between the Jewish state and a Muslim-majority country since the 1994 deal with Jordan.
“Through decades of support and deepening ties, America and Israel have demonstrated that the security and viability of the Jewish state is not up for debate, and those seeking peace and prosperity benefit from a relationship with Israel,” said AIPAC.
A joint statement agreed “to end the state of belligerence between their nations.”
Some Arab Knesset members quietly support Israel’s new agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, but were forced to vote against them and follow the Joint List leadership.
“I am glad that so many Senate Democrats have now echoed that sentiment,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic breakthrough with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
