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The signing of the Abraham Accord between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Tuesday, and the announce­ment that the Kingdom of Bahrain will also establish a formal state of peace and mutual recog­ni­tion with Israel are historic events both for the State of Israel and the Jewish people. They are a victory for peace and diplomacy that continue the real­isa­tion of the Zionist vision of a Jewish State living in peace and harmony with its neigh­bours.

These agree­ments promise a future of fra­tern­ity, part­ner­ship and stability for the peoples of the region and signal the beginning of the end for the old tactics of anti-nor­m­al­isa­tion and boycott which were founded in racial hatred, fear and intol­er­ance.

As we have seen following the UAE announce­ment, now that a state of peace has been declared between Israel and Bahrain, there will be rapid and extensive engage­ment between the nations including trade del­eg­a­tions, journ­al­ist missions, scholarly, sci­entif­ic and cultural exchanges, and perhaps the schedul­ing of direct flights, all of which will serve to deepen under­stand­ing and ensure that peace becomes not only a declar­a­tion by leaders but a lived reality for Jews and Arabs.

The Executive Council of Aus­trali­an Jewry, as the national rep­res­ent­at­ive body of the Aus­trali­an Jewish community warmly con­grat­u­lates the United States and the parties to the agree­ments for their suc­cess­ful dip­lo­mat­ic efforts and for nav­ig­at­ing a path towards peace and prosper­ity.

Contact
Alex Ryvchin | co-CEO
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