Historic Arab Israeli agreement signed at White House.

MOST SIGNIFICANT MIDDLE EAST AGREEMENT SINCE 1979

COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF MUCH LARGER GROUP OF COOPERATION

Yesterday September 15, 2020 the "Abraham Accords" were signed at the White House. This agreement between the United States, Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates will establish full diplomat relations and recognition between these countries. This is without a doubt the most significant development for Mid-East peace since the normalization of relations between Israel and Egypt in 1979. 

The 1979 agreement made war with Israel and the Arab nations a much more unlikely event. This accord makes a peaceful and cooperative existence for all in the middle east a much more likely situation.

The agreement opens up cooperation in Healthcare, Science and Technology, Tourism, Energy, Environment, Education, Maritime Arrangements, Telecommunications, Agriculture and food security, Water, and Legal cooperation. It really is a full recognition and cooperative arrangement between these countries.

The countries all share a highly educated population, strong financial position and can all prosper greatly from such an agreement. It is truly a glimmer of what could possibly be an era of prosperity for the whole Middle East region.

It is expected that up to five other Arab nations are seriously working to join this accord in the near future

There is also talk of economic development and cooperation in establishing a state solution for the Palestinian people. If trust and cooperation can be achieved in this region, then a solution for Palestine would be a much easier situation.

This will further isolate Iran from the other countries in this region and threaten to leave them behind economically. It will be a huge incentive for a new peace arrangement between these countries and Iran in the future.

The key to the success of this agreement is that by agreeing to cooperate in the security and economic future of the region, trust can be built that will make the hard decisions of the future less threatening.

Trust, rather than a policy of fomenting revolution and regime change, has been the defining difference in international relations by the Trump administration.

There likely will be efforts by some to undermine this new cooperation, but it is likely all parties understand this and are prepared to deal with these issues as they arise.

The naming of this agreement, "The Abraham Accords", refers to the patriarchal lineage of the Arabs and the sons of Israel from a common ancestor, Abraham, Israel descended from Abraham and Sarah through Issac and the Arabs descended from Abraham and Hagar through Ishmael. This whole story is recounted in the book of Genesis and accepted by Christians, Jews, and Muslims.