Bahrain

Bahrain's ambassador to the U.S. spoke with Jason Greenblatt about the Abraham Accords for a live taping of Newsweek's "The Diplomat" podcast.

"The quest for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East has always enjoyed a lot of political support in Norway," Norwegian Nobel Institute Director Olav Njølstad told Newsweek.

The integration of the Jewish state into CENTCOM is a historic opportunity to expand the Abraham Accords into the security realm.

Our time is still fraught and there is much work yet to be done.

I hope to demonstrate through interviews how much we can all benefit from putting consideration and courtesy first.

It is possible to resolve the Israeli-Arab conflict without first resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"The Sinopharm vaccine is not immunogenic enough, and it appears that its impact is especially low on elderly recipients," said a doctor who oversaw a study on the vaccine in Serbia.

We have been here before. Together we can and must fight it.

While the pandemic has significantly impacted the U.S.' major cities, the Middle East has evolved through it.

No American president has accomplished more for peace in the Middle East than Donald Trump.

The days at hand belong to those nations that seize the moment.

Simply put, the United States has a binary choice in the Persian Gulf.

When the United States shies away from international leadership, other actors, often with hostile intent, fill that void.

President Joe Biden is in the same situation former President Barack Obama was in, partly due to conditions out of his control, but mostly due to actions he can control.

The interfaith initiative aims to strengthen the bonds between young people in the region, build greater trust and promote a real, warm and enduring peace.

The next U.S. administration should use the historic convergence of interests between Israel and the Arab-majority states to help place the region on a much stronger footing and greatly enhance the U.S.' economic and security interests for the long term.

It feels like a revolution is happening in the Middle East.

By supporting U.S. allies and opposing U.S. foes, Trump empowered the forces of peace and moderation in the Middle East to stop waiting for America, and to defend themselves and build peace together for their peoples.

The movement of people will transform what it means to be Israeli, and the stark issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could reemerge free from the geopolitical morass of the Arab-Israeli one.

While Qatar's ties to Iran might be tolerated, given its geographic realities, its financial support for terrorist organizations and Islamist insurrections cannot be accepted.

It's time for Saudi Arabia to take control of its future. That starts by normalizing relations with Israel.

The signing of the Abraham Accords and the reframing of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a localized dispute between Israelis and Palestinians has shattered a policy paralysis and a cycle of failed mediation and negotiations that has lasted for a century.

For many NGOs, the new Abraham Accords are not an opportunity to celebrate peace, mutual recognition and dialogue, but a catastrophe threatening their core business.

The Abraham Accords are a great geopolitical achievement for the United States.

"The Peace Prize is for peace, not for being a nice guy. Netanyahu brought peace," says one of the Israeli prime minister's supporters. Others—including the Palestinians—don't see it that way.

Whether the critics are willing to admit it or not, Kushner's quartet of amateurs has done more to advance the cause of peace than all of the professionals and experts did in the previous quarter century.

The Israel-UAE and Israel-Bahrain peace deals represent much more than mere geopolitical developments. There is a deeper and higher resonance.

An Iranian government spokesperson said the deal was made "in favor" of President Donald Trump's reelection.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared "the dawn of a new Middle East" with the formal signing of the historic U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords, an effort at normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—though it remains to be seen how far the Middle East peace deal will spread.

Will the Palestinian leadership follow the courageous lead of the UAE and Bahrain and finally make peace with Israel?