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Ashley Perry

The Iran deal hasn’t ended Arab cooperation with Jerusalem – but it has forced it underground

The Abraham Accords were not merely peace agreements but the foundations of a new regional bloc built around confidence in US leadership and Israeli power. Today, those perceptions are less certain

By Ashley Perry

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(L-R)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony at the White House after they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords (Image: Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain foreign minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan are photographed in 2020 after signing the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognised Israel (Photo: Getty)

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Trump orders more Arab states to join Abraham Accords as part of Iran deal

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

Israeli soldiers stand near an Iron Dome battery near the border with the Gaza Strip on April 17, 2024 (Image: Getty)

Yaakov Katz

The real story of the Iran war: the strengthening of the Israel-Gulf alliance

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LFI Honorary Chair Mark Sewards with Bahrain’s Prime Minister's Office Coordinator Yara Redha Faraj (Image: LFI)

Labour Friends of Israel

LFI’s new chair visits Israel and also Bahrain in historic first for group

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (seated L) and Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo (seated R) sign an agreement to renew diplomatic ties between the two nations (X/GideonSa'ar)

Bolivia becomes latest country to renew diplomatic ties with Israel following Gaza ceasefire

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Then-Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev with Benjamin Netanyahu in 2016 (Getty Images)

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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords

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US President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Getty Images)

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Saudi Arabia likely to join Abraham Accords by end of year, says Trump

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Bahraini ambassador defends normalisation of relations with Israel amid Gaza ‘genocide’ calls

‘Being on the table gives you leverage’ Fawaz bin Mohamed Al Khalifa said at the Labour Party conference

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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September 30, 2025 10:56

Foreign poilicy discussion panel at the Labour Party's annual confernec. L-R Labour MP Alex Ballinger, Bahraini Ambassador His Excellency Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Labour Foreign Policy Group chair Peymana Assad, veterans minister Louse Sandher-Jones MP and conflict mediator and director of the Oxford Process Gabrielle Rifkind. (Image: Labour Foreign Policy Group)

Saudi Arabia ‘is ready to sign Abraham Accords’, former Mossad chief claims

Yossi Cohen has told the JC the Saudis will join other Arab countries in normalising relationships with Israel once the war is over

By Jamie Shapiro

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September 29, 2025 15:56

Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen (right) spoke to JC editor Daniel Schwammenthal (left) (Image: Simona Georgievea)

Jonathan Harounoff

By Jonathan Harounoff

The Abraham Accords offer the best hope for the future

With imminent threats from Iran and its proxies removed, the region faces a rare window of opportunity to return to the path of further normalisation and mutual prosperity

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July 8, 2025 12:46

Natanyahu and Trump meet at the White House (Image: Getty)

Hebron sheikhs ask to break with PA and join Abraham Accords

The leaders suggest transforming the territory into an independent emirate with ‘zero tolerance’ for terrorism

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July 7, 2025 14:14

A group of senior sheikhs in Hebron, led by Sheikh Wadee' al-Jaabari, has expressed a desire for the territory to break away from the PA and join the Abraham Accords as an independent emirate (Image: Wadee' al-Jaabari)

Azerbaijan’s case for joining the Abraham Accords

A Shia-majority country with a thriving Jewish population, Azerbaijan is a template for the Muslim world

By Khaled Hassan

2 min read

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May 2, 2025 11:57

The Mountain Jews museum in Guba, dedicated to Azerbaijan's Jewish population

Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

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April 24, 2025 16:32

Syria's leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa has expressed willingness for his country to join the Abraham Accords, according to a US Representative newly returned from talks in Damascus (Image: Getty)

LFI chair becomes first British MP to fly directly from Israel to UAE

The group has called on government to create ‘special envoy’ to the Abraham Accords

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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March 26, 2025 11:50

LFI Chair Jon Pearce MP with Israel's President Isaac Herzog (Image: Labour Friends of Israel).

JC Israel Briefing Day 536: Kibbutz mourns pensioner with ‘eternal smile’ after latest ramming attack

Plus, Egypt proposes fresh ceasefire deal

By Nathan Jeffay

4 min read

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March 25, 2025 09:38

An 85-year-old Israeli was killed in a ramming attack in Yokneam yesterday (Image: Flash90)

Iran is a ‘threat’ to British Jews, cautions former MI6 chief

Sir Richard Dearlove said he doesn’t understand why the IRGC hadn’t been proscribed

By Lorin Bell-Cross

5 min read

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March 21, 2025 12:58

Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove (Image: Getty).

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