The Abraham Accords are a series of agreements that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab nations, starting in 2020 refer to formal peace and normalization agreements between Israel and the following countries:
- United Arab Emirates (UAE) – signed August 13, 2020
- Bahrain – joined September 15, 2020
- Sudan – announced October 23, 2020
- Morocco – announced December 10, 2020
The accords were brokered by the United States under the Trump administration, led by Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and now Kazakhstan has been added to the list of participating countries as of this week.
They marked the first major Arab-Israeli peace agreements in over 25 years, following Egypt’s (1979) and Jordan’s (1994) treaties with Israel.
The name “Abraham Accords” was chosen because Abraham (known as Ibrahim in Arabic) is a biblical patriarchal figure shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. So, the name highlights religious and cultural unity as the foundation for political cooperation and coexistence.