In September 2020, then-US President Donald Trump began implementing the much-discussed Abraham Accords, which were aimed at normalizing relations between Arab countries and Israel.
At the time, he called it a major milestone in Israel’s history. Under the agreement, initially, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and later Sudan and Morocco, recognized Israel as an independent state. Work quickly continued to include Saudi Arabia in the agreement.
Meanwhile, the Abraham Accords silenced the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, which angered the Palestinians. Instead of bringing peace to the Middle East, Abraham fanned the flames of unrest.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the most horrific attack in Israel’s memory, due to the neglect of the issue of establishing an independent Palestine.
At least 1,200 people were killed in that attack, and Hamas took 250 hostages to Gaza.
In the war that began as a result, about 44,000 people have been killed in Gaza so far due to the Israeli army’s attack, and millions have been injured. Not only in Gaza, this war has now spread from Lebanon to Yemen and Iran, and the entire Middle East is on the brink of an all-out war.
In this era of horror, the United States, Egypt, and Qatar are continuously trying to mediate to end the Gaza war, but even after a year of the war, they have not seen success.
In the meantime, Trump has been re-elected as the President of the United States. What will happen to his position on the Gaza war on this trip? Will he put the right pressure on Netanyahu to stop the war, or will Netanyahu’s hellish rampage become even more incompetent instead?
Who will send the issue of establishing an independent Palestine, including Saudi Arabia, under the Abraham Act, to the cold storage of history? There are many speculations surrounding the answers to these questions.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his excitement that the US-Israeli relationship will deepen under Trump’s victory. He also said that he has spoken to Trump three times on the phone since his election victory.
Netanyahu agreed to be tougher against Hamas, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran. Trump also said that good times are coming for Israel in the future. During Netanyahu’s previous administration, Trump claimed to be Israel’s closest friend. At that time, he moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Not only that, Trump recognized the disputed Golan Heights, which was captured from Syria, as Israeli territory.
Overall, Dram will walk on the path of making the Abraham Accord more effective and extensive. Many international political analysts believe that this time he will try to include Saudi Arabia to strengthen the foundation of the Abraham Accord further.
In addition, Indonesia may try to reach an agreement with other Muslim countries, including Malaysia, to recognize Israel, but Saudi Arabia has said that it will not recognize Israel without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Meanwhile, this week, at the Arab Islamic Conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the leaders of 57 Muslim countries have united against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In these ballots, for the first time, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused the Gaza war of being an Israeli genocide.
At the conference, Muslim world leaders demanded the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops from occupied Palestinian territory and called on the international community to formulate a clear timeline for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
On the other hand, the secretary of the Arab League, warning the Netanyahu government at the conference, said that Israel is at risk of losing its membership in the United Nations and is losing the support of other countries.
Analysts say that in the overall reality, if Trump can focus on establishing an independent Palestinian state in the future, the Middle East can be saved from instability and lasting peace can be ensured in the region.
At the same time, that position will be consistent with the proud campaign that Trump carried out during the previous period by saying that he had not engaged in any new wars.
