Biden, Trump officials to attend DC event marking anniversary of Abraham Accords

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Initiative’s co-architect Jared Kushner will offer opening remarks, followed by panel with UAE, Bahrain and Israel envoys to US; representatives from Egypt, Jordan will also attend

Biden, Trump officials to attend DC event marking anniversary of Abraham Accords | The Times of Israel

The event, scheduled for next Tuesday, was organized by the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, a nonpartisan organization created earlier this year to increase trade and tourism between Israel and the Middle Eastern and North African countries with which it normalized ties last year. AAPI’s executive director, Robert Greenway, who served as senior director for the Middle East at the National Security Council under former President Donald Trump, will moderate a panel with the Israeli, Bahrain and Emirati ambassadors, following an address by Jared Kushner, the former senior advisor to the president who created the Institute and provided its initial funding.

Some conservatives have accused Biden of moving too slowly on the issue, but Greenway said he views the administration as a partner.

Kushner-backed group to mark first anniversary of Abraham Accords (jewishinsider.com)

From the articles Morocco and Sudan are attending, but the organizers won't comment on who exactly will be in attendance. Only that the Biden admin is working on other countries joining, like Saudi Arabia.

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Islamists lose large, liberal parties win big in Morocco’s parliamentary elections

Elections mark a significant decline in the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in the Middle East and North African politics

The parties that gained seats in this election are more closely aligned with the king, who decided to normalize relations with Israel last year and join the historic Abraham Accords.

King Mohammed VI will now name a prime minister from the winning party.

Islamists lose large, liberal parties win big in Morocco’s parliamentary elections - All Arab News

The Brotherhood’s loss in Morocco, which comes after the party was excluded from the Tunisian government this year, marks a major decline of the group in the Middle East and North Africa since its rise to power during the Arab Spring. The Brotherhood presented itself at the time as an alternative to dictatorships in the Arab regimes, but the popularity of the group has gradually waned over the years probably due to its hardline stance and threats of terror attacks against Christians and other minorities in the region.

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Is a Middle Eastern NATO a viable option against Iran?

Israeli leaders are increasingly seeking to upgrade the Abraham Accords into a type of Middle Eastern North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with moderate Sunni Arab states in order to counter the increased threats and aggression from the Iranian regime.

However, is a regional NATO a viable option or merely a distant pipe dream?

During his historic visit to Morocco in August, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid presented his vision for a multi-national coalition that would presumably bring peace, stability and prosperity to the Middle East and North Africa regions.

“What we are creating here, and what we have been creating over the past few months, is essentially a political axis. Think about it as a sort of alliance consisting of Israel, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan, and in some ways one can also add Cyprus, Greece, Bahrain, the UAE – all the nations that are moderate religiously with truly limitless economic potential… An alliance of life in the face of the alliance of death of Iran and its emissaries,” Lapid told journalists in Morocco.
Lapid’s emerging “alliance of life” stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Persian Gulf, increasingly appears to be an upgraded and expanded version of last year’s historic Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. As a military and technological powerhouse in the region, the Jewish state is, in theory, well positioned to play a leadership role in such emerging alliance.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett appears to share Lapid’s vision. The need for such a regional defense alliance is understandable, given America’s gradual retreat from the Middle East and the Iranian regime’s escalating aggression throughout the region. During his recent visit to the White House, it is possible that Bennett asked U.S. President Joe Biden for assistance in establishing a NATO-style organization in the Middle East to counter the Iranian threat.

“What we need to do, and what we are doing, is forming a regional coalition of reasonable Arab countries, together with us, that will fend off and block this expansion and this desire for domination” by Iran, Bennett told The New York Times.

Bennett stressed that he believes Israel would play a key role in such an alliance.

“Israel is here. We are the precise anchor of stability and we have the “willingness to do the job to keep this area safer,” Bennett said.

Is a Middle Eastern NATO a viable option against Iran? | All Israel News
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Bennett Middle East NATO

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Heading home, Bennett says all goals ‘achieved and surpassed’ during US trip
Bennett Middle East NATO - Millennium Weekend Ministries

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Interesting side note considering the UAE's position in all this.
Saudi Crown Prince, UAE’s Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed discuss bilateral ties

The Crown Prince and Sheikh Mohammed deliberated the prospects of further consolidating the strategic cooperation between the two fraternal countries, a statement said.

Saudi Crown Prince, UAE’s Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed discuss bilateral ties | Al Arabiya English

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This is all very interesting.

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Hi GH
It does seem that things are changing rapidly now and so far no "pause" button is in sight.
I can't help but think it will not be a surprise. Israel will soon feel like "peace, security and prosperity" has finally come.

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Just some side note stuff

EU announces global infrastructure plan to rival China's 'Belt and Road'

EU announces global infrastructure plan to rival China's 'Belt and Road' - Millennium Weekend Ministries

How the Abraham Accords Disrupted China-Israel Relations

After the rapprochement, China’s investment momentum in Israel was overtaken by the Emiratis – just like the U.S. wanted.

China’s economic and political influence in Eurasia has expanded significantly in the last 10 years through two methods, namely Beijing-led multilateral initiatives and bilateral agreements tailored to the partner country in question.

How the Abraham Accords Disrupted China-Israel Relations – The Diplomat

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Hi GH
It does seem that things are changing rapidly now and so far no "pause" button is in sight.
I can't help but think it will be not be a surprise Israel will soon feel like "peace, security and prosperity" has finally come.

I completely agree. It's like how you can smell rain in the air before it comes.

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Interesting..
Libyan presidential contender offers Israel recognition for backing

A high-ranking Israeli security official paid a secret visit to Tripoli in the last week of August as guest of Col. Saddam Haftar, son of Libyan National Army chief, Maj. Gen, Khalif Haftar, US intelligence sources report.

Israel was urged by Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi and UAE ruler Sheikh Muhammed al Zayed to join their coalition in support of Gen, Haftar’s fight to capture Tripoli as well as their backing for his son’s bid for the presidency. Cairo supplies him with weapons and air force operations, while the UAE has provided special forces units and a small fighter squadron.

Libyan presidential contender offers Israel recognition for backing - DEBKAfile

Israel intel officials met with Libya candidate for President

Israel intel officials met with Libya candidate for President – Middle East Monitor

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Biden administration ups pressure on Israel to crack down on China

Biden administration officials spoke with National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata about the threats posed by Chinese investments in major infrastructure and hi-tech in Israel when he visited Washington this week.
The American officials encouraged Israel to establish a more robust screening system for foreign investments.

Biden administration ups pressure on Israel to crack down on China - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)