28 | DECEMBER 3 • 2020 

Arab nations are lining up to normalize 
relations with Israel. Here’s what awaits 
the Jewish state down the road.

DANA D. REGEV CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ERETZ
ON THE COVER

What’s Next 
for Israel after 
the Abraham 
Accords?

T

his fall, the Abraham 
Accords broke years of 
Arab consensus that there 
should be no relations with Israel 
until it makes peace with the 
Palestinians.
Brokered by outgoing President 
Donald Trump and signed at the 
White House, the Accords have 
included three Arab nations to 
date. Following the lead of the 
United Arab Emirates, Bahrain 
and Sudan have also agreed to 
formally normalize ties with the 
Jewish state. More agreements 
seem likely to follow.
American Jews have celebrated 
the Accords as a sign of thawing 
tensions and a potential roadmap toward peace. 
And delegates from the Arab world have made 
overtures to the American Jewish community.
During the recent “virtual dinner” for the 

