Abraham Accords

15 September 2020 · White House, Washington, D.C.

Middle East

Background

Named after the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), honoured by Jews, Christians and Muslims. Morocco and Sudan joined later in 2020. Pakistan does not recognize Israel and says it will not do so without an independent Palestinian state.

Signed by

Israel, the UAE and Bahrain, brokered by the USA (later joined by Morocco and Sudan)

Why it matters

The UAE and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, the first Arab states to do so since Jordan in 1994.