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28 Aug

Architects of Peace: Episode 1 - The Road to the Deal

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JL;DR SUMMARY AJC Chief of Policy and Political Affairs, Jason Isaacson, recounts the long and complex path leading to the signing of the Abraham Accords, which normalized relations between Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Abraham Accords  Middle East  Bahrain  Ajc  Peace  Uae  Diplomacy  Arab Israeli Relations  Trust Building 

Places mentioned

Israel
"...Israel can be a partner. In September 2020, the world saw what had been years, decades, in the making."
United Arab Emirates
"...normalizing relations between Israel and two Arabian Gulf states, The United States and the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain."
Bahrain
"...normalizing relations between Israel and two Arabian Gulf states, The United States and the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain."
Morocco
"Later in December, they were joined by the Kingdom of Morocco."
McLean, Virginia, United States
"Jason Isaacson found himself traveling to the end of a tree-filled winding road in McLean, Virginia, to sip tea on the back terrace with Bahraini Ambassador Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid al-Khalifa, and Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullah Teef bin Rashid al-Zayani."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Rather, it opened conversations that unfolded in Moscow, in Washington, and behind closed doors in secret locations around the world."
Madrid, Madrid Province, Spain
"We pray that this meeting will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Middle East. That it will signal the end of hostility, violence, terror, and war."
Egypt
"...after the historic visit to Israel by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, he and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin joined President Jimmy Carter for negotiations at Camp David and signed a peace treaty with Israel."
Camp David, Maryland, United States
"...after the historic visit to Israel by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, he and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin joined President Jimmy Carter for negotiations at Camp David and signed a peace treaty with Israel."
Russian Federation
"The collapse of the Soviet Union, which had severed relations with Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967, diminished its ability to back Syria, Iraq, and Libya."
Doha, Qatar
"Just four months before that Madrid meeting, Jason Isaacson had left his job on Capitol Hill to work for the American Jewish Committee."
Tunisia
"In the 1950s, visiting Arab countries like Morocco and Tunisia, which had sizable Jewish populations."
Casablanca, Morocco
"...Moroccan President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin joined President Jimmy Carter for negotiations at Camp David and signed a peace treaty with Israel."
Jordan
"Just four months before that Madrid meeting, Jason Isaacson had left his job on Capitol Hill to work for the American Jewish Committee."
Syria
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Lebanon
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"...most Arab states, including Syria, joined the successful U.S.-led coalition against Saddam Hussein that liberated Kuwait."
Sudan
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Somalia
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Libya
"The collapse of the Soviet Union, which had severed relations with Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967, diminished its ability to back Syria, Iraq, and Libya."
Afghanistan
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Iraq
"Not even 24 hours after Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948, the armies of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria attacked the new Jewish state, which fought back mightily and expanded its territory."
Yemen
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Mauritania
"Seizing an opportunity, the U.S. and the enfeebled but still relevant Soviet Union invited to Madrid a joint Jordanian-Palestinian delegation, along with delegations from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Israel."
Malé, Maldives
"...in the early 90s, this possibility of Israel's true integration in the region, Israel's cooperation and peace with its neighbors, with all of its neighbors, this was clearly the threshold that we were standing on."
Dhaka, Bangladesh
"...just a handful of people in governments that would necessarily know that they were there or they were maintaining this ongoing contact."

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