The Abraham Accords is the normalization deal signed between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on September 15, 2020.
It also led to a further normalization agreement with Morocco and with Sudan slated to follow suit.
The deal was mediated by the administration of US president Donald Trump and was a watershed moment in Israeli history.
The accords are credited with changing the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, aligning Israel with newfound allies against Iran.
It has also led to numerous medical, business and scientific agreements signed between the Israel, Morocco, Bahrain and the UAE.
This was the first meeting between MBS and a representative of the incoming Trump administration since the November elections.
“Abrahamic peace is the only path forward,” say Syrian delegates in exile during first and unique encounter with the Israeli public.
Boulos, 53, framed the focus on Palestinian statehood in terms of expanding the Abraham Accords.
"The president believes that the hostages must be released immediately and that there must be no further delay," Boulos told Le Point.
Kogan became a known member of the Jewish community in the UAE, for example, delivering challah to families on Shabbat and helping operate the kosher supermarket.
There have seemingly been no consequences for journalists who celebrated the massacre of Israelis, and top media outlets are allowing them to continue reporting on the war.
As the Middle East region transforms, so too does the calculus guiding the interactions between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
As authorities investigate who is responsible for Kogan’s death, political circles in Washington, D.C., Israel, and the Gulf are asking a related question: What will this do to UAE-Israel ties?
Jews have understood over the last few years that when it comes to the West’s enforcement of “hate crimes,” Jews are usually the one group that doesn’t get protection.
For the past year, the world has witnessed a litany of demonstrations at the highest level of tensions between Muslims and Jews beyond the Middle East.
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