Abraham Accords signed at White House, President Trump brings 3 nations together
History was made
today at the
White House as leaders from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain met
with President Trump and signed the Abraham Accords, which will normalize
diplomatic relations between Israel and the two Arab nations.
Before this summer, only two peace
deals involving Israel had been negotiated in the last 72 years, with the
most recent coming in 1994. During the past month alone, President Trump has helped
broker two such agreements
“Today the world sees that [these
nations] are choosing cooperation over conflict, friendship over enmity,
prosperity over poverty, and hope over despair,” President Trump said.
“They are choosing a future in which Arabs and Israelis, Muslims, Jews,
and Christians can live together, pray together, and dream together.”
The first steps between Israel and
both Bahrain and the UAE are an exchange of embassies and ambassadors, as well
as the start of direct commercial flights between countries.
Each leader spoke today about the
significance of the Abraham Accords in the pursuit of enduring peace in the
Middle East:
- “This day is a pivot of history. It heralds a new dawn of peace,” Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said.
- “Peace requires courage, and shaping the future requires knowledge,”
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates said. “We have
come today to tell the world that this is our approach.”
- “Today is a truly historic occasion—a moment of hope and opportunity for all
the peoples of the Middle East,” Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani of
Bahrain said.
When President Trump took office, the
Middle East was fraught with turmoil. Today, a geopolitical transformation is
underway. As more and more Arab countries begin to establish direct ties with
Israel, the region’s prospects for peace, economic growth, technological
innovation, and opportunities for young people will only improve.
“The people of the Middle East will
no longer allow hatred of Israel to be fomented as an excuse for radicalism or
extremism,” President Trump said.