10 | JUNE 23 • 2022 

PURELY COMMENTARY

analysis
The Implications of Imminent 
Iran Deal on Abraham Accords
A 

group of 
representatives from 
Middle Eastern 
nations, as well as the United 
States, met in the House of 
Representatives June 12 for 
a monumental roundtable 
discussion on the proposed 
JCPOA’s (Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action) repercussions 
on the Abraham Accords. 
The roundtable was 
hosted and moderated by 
Robert (Bobby) Rechnitz, a 
prominent leader who was 
instrumental in the passage 
of the Iron Dome legislation. 
Through his Bomel initiative, 
Rechnitz decided to take 
a preemptive strike and 
do all that can be done to 
influence every community, 
Democratic and Republican, 
about the importance of 
demanding transparency in 
this agreement in order to be 
fair and loyal to the members 
of the Abraham Accords. 
Rechnitz traveled to 
Israel and the United Arab 
Emirates to conduct high-
level meetings regarding 
the JCPOA prior to this 
roundtable and flew back to 
the United Arab Emirates 
following it. 
Prominent members 
and organizations were in 
attendance, including leaders 
from the Israel Policy Forum, 
the Zionist Organization 
of America, NORPAC, the 
International Organization 
of Lawyers of the United 
Nations, the Coalition for 
Jewish Values, Orthodox 
Jewish Chamber of Commerce 

and Project Interchange.
The roundtable voiced 
concerns and apprehensions 
to the newly proposed JCPOA 
bill as a threat to the security 
of the Abraham Accords; this 
peace agreement, passed in 
2020, encourages diplomatic 
relations between Israel and 
Arab states in the Middle East. 
By overseeing this bipartisan 
agreement, the U.S. has agreed 
to support actors who agree 
to the Abraham Accords 
and to ensure continuous 
progress of peace by signing 
on more nation-states. The 
Abraham Accords’ member 
states currently include Israel, 
Bahrain, Morocco, the United 
Arab Emirates and Sudan. 
The Abraham Accords 
aim to encourage diplomatic 
relations, rather than violence, 
between Israel and Arab 
nation-states, trailblazing 

for a peaceful Middle East; 
representatives from member 
states including Bahrain and 
Morocco were present at 
the conference to vocalize 
their appreciation for the 
peace agreement and the 
progress they’ve witnessed 
occurring over the past few 
years. Under the previous 
administration, the United 
States demonstrated its 
support of Israel and the 
signed-on member states 
in achieving peace. Nations 
have found solace in the 
agreement, whose values and 
accomplishments could be 
unraveled by the JCPOA. 
“This dialogue is not about 
Israel, rather it centralizes on 
upholding the commitment 
to support the Abraham 
Accords member states and to 
discourage any policy which 
could abandon the nations 

who rely on this agreement 
— such as Bahrain, Morocco, 
the UAE and Sudan,” Rechnitz 
says. Representatives of these 
nation-states elaborated on 
the ways in which they have 
found peace and democratic 
hope in this agreement. “The 
outcome [of the Abraham 
Accords] is absolutely vital for 
the security and well-being 
of Europe as well … I’m fully 
convinced the [Abraham] 
Accords can unleash huge 
potential for cooperation [in 
the Middle East],” Slovak 
Ambassador Radovan 
Javorcik said in his opening 
remarks. “These accords 
are showing the essence of 
dialogue,” or the foundation 
for communication and 
diplomacy amongst differing 
nations. 
By passing the JCPOA as it 
currently stands, the United 

LENCHEVSKY IMAGES

SOPHIA WITTEMYER

International leaders gathered to discuss the JCPOA and implications for the Abraham Accords including 
Slovak Ambassador to Israel Radovan Javorcik, U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell, Robert Rechnitz, U.S. Rep. David 
Trone, Brock Pierce, Tiffany McKever, Viktor Valla, Allah Tallal and U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa.
 

