This brief reviews the relevant history and incentives around the claimed relationship between Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution and Israeli-Arab normalization agreements. It concludes that a U.S.-brokered normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia would be counterproductive to Israeli-Palestinian peace. However, the historical record of the Abraham Accords tells a different story: the accords did nothing to advance Palestinian-Israeli conflict resolution. The Abraham Accords and their potentialWhat can we make of the Abraham Accords as a tool for conflict resolution?3On the surface, the agreement has been highly touted. Several potential implications suggest the problematic and likely negative impact of Saudi normalization on Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution.

Source: The Guardian July 23, 2024 02:10 UTC