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Posted on 05/05/2021 4:36:29 AM PDT by Kaslin
Without doubt, the Abraham Accords constitute a turning point in Middle Eastern politics. By normalising relations with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain conjured up enough momentum to inspire Morocco and Sudan to follow suit and prompt others at least to contemplate establishing diplomatic contacts with Jerusalem. This new, bilateral approach ended decades of frustrating and futile diplomatic efforts at Arab-Israeli reconciliation in a way that would satisfy all the Arab countries at once. Although this accomplishment rested on American support and coordination, there were hopes it would teach and incentivise regional actors to negotiate with Israel without the need for third-party oversight and pressure.
Following Donald Trump’s election defeat and the ensuing inauguration of the Democrat Joe Biden, the situation, however, has changed. Trump’s speculation that more states were prepared to recognise Israel were replaced with cautious acknowledgements that this would not happen until the Israeli-Palestinian dialogue resumed and produced concrete results. Oman, which has long featured in the list of Muslim countries to normalise relations with Israeli, has adopted a more cautious attitude, undoubtedly expecting Saudi Arabia to make a move first. Other American allies in the region have likely reached a similar conclusion and consequently paused their normalisation plans.
As the undisputed Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leader and an extremely influential voice in the Islamic community, Saudi Arabia was never expected to brave the tide and be among the first to reconsider its relationship with Israel. Such an iconoclastic decision would have incurred heavy costs to its international standing and displeased domestic reactionaries. With the kingdom deprived of its major allies in Washington, it has more reasons to hedge its bets.
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Ya think?;-)
It sure seems like the Biden Administration will use anything at its disposal to punish any Country looking at normalization with Israel.
Cutting off support to Saudi Arabia, while it is at war on its Southern border in Yemen, is an extreme example.
Unless there is full blown war with Iran, I doubt that any Nation would be able to normalize with Israel, while Biden/Harris are in control.
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More Jihad, there’s been. But it’s Ramadan. That’s to be expected. Does there have to be more Jihad next month, too?
To headline only: No, because the Biden overtures to Iran are scaring the be-muhammed out of the Gulf States, which is what all that peacemaking was about in the first place. Trump saw the opportunity and went for it. Now they’re scared extra, and there’s bugger-all the present SOS and POTUS can do about it. The more the Biden Administration cozies up to Iran, the more attractive the Israelis and their air force looks to the oil sheikhdoms.
What the Sunni regimes, including the Saudis, need to understand, however. is that Plugs will turn the Middle East over to Iran if that's what it takes to reinstate Hussein's "deal." And the Mullets have made it clear that is their price.
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