DJN December 3 2020

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ERETZ ON THE COVER

What’s Next T for Israel after the Abraham Accords? Arab nations are lining up to normalize relations with Israel. Here’s what awaits the Jewish state down the road.

DANA D. REGEV CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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DECEMBER 3 • 2020

his fall, the Abraham Accords broke years of Arab consensus that there should be no relations with Israel until it makes peace with the Palestinians. Brokered by outgoing President Donald Trump and signed at the White House, the Accords have included three Arab nations to date. Following the lead of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan have also agreed to formally normalize ties with the Jewish state. More agreements seem likely to follow. American Jews have celebrated the Accords as a sign of thawing tensions and a potential roadmap toward peace. And delegates from the Arab world have made overtures to the American Jewish community. During the recent “virtual dinner” for the


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