In a bid for recognition, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated former President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize last week, praising the Abraham Accords for fostering relations between Israel and three Arab nations. Yet, the reality on the ground tells a different story. While Netanyahu touted these deals as crucial advancements for peace and stability in the Middle East, footage from Gaza shows the Israeli military intensifying its bombardment, and conflicts continue to erupt across the region.
Analysts are skeptical about the effectiveness of the Abraham Accords, highlighting that they failed to engage with the key issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The accords overlook the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestinian territories, instead providing a framework for diplomatic relations among nations that were not in active conflict with Israel. Countries like the UAE and Bahrain had no significant disputes with Israel, resulting in agreements that merely shifted focus onto trade and opening up flight routes, rather than achieving a lasting cessation of hostilities.
Experts argue that these deals do not mark a genuine turning point in the quest for Middle Eastern peace, as they sidestep the more complicated issues that lie at the region’s heart. As the violence continues and regional tensions flare up, the vision of a harmonious Middle East that the Abraham Accords aimed to project remains more of a distant dream than a paved reality.
Analysts are skeptical about the effectiveness of the Abraham Accords, highlighting that they failed to engage with the key issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The accords overlook the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestinian territories, instead providing a framework for diplomatic relations among nations that were not in active conflict with Israel. Countries like the UAE and Bahrain had no significant disputes with Israel, resulting in agreements that merely shifted focus onto trade and opening up flight routes, rather than achieving a lasting cessation of hostilities.
Experts argue that these deals do not mark a genuine turning point in the quest for Middle Eastern peace, as they sidestep the more complicated issues that lie at the region’s heart. As the violence continues and regional tensions flare up, the vision of a harmonious Middle East that the Abraham Accords aimed to project remains more of a distant dream than a paved reality.
