Posted on 10/11/2021 11:21:52 AM PDT by elpadre
Israeli lawmakers flanked by former president Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law launched an initiative in Jerusalem on Monday to advance the Abraham Accords that saw Arab states normalise ties with Israel.
Jared Kushner, a former White House adviser married to Ivanka Trump, was a major architect of the deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
At the launch of the Abraham Accords Caucus in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, Kushner said the agreements created a "new paradigm" in the region, which could have "very different outcomes" depending on the actions of current leaders.
Critics of the Trump approach accused him of advancing Arab reconciliation with Israel as a substitute for meaningful efforts to advance the rights of the Palestinians.
The accords broke with decades of Arab consensus that there would be no relations with Israel while the Palestinian question remains unresolved.
Trump considered the accords a major foreign policy legacy.
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Will Biden’s WH send anyone there since Trump’s people are part of the conference??? Nope!!
“...Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised last month to encourage more Arab countries to recognise Israel to “keep normalisation marching forward.”
He is to meet in Washington next week with Lapid and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed to discuss “progress made” since the signing of the pacts....”
Did they bother inviting anyone from the Biden administration since this is an Israeli initiative an not one the current State Department promoted?
The Frogs sound miffed about lost arms deals. It is a big deal, and it wasn’t done by the euroweenies or libs. I’m amazed the Arab countries are still going forward with it.
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