David Schenker:
Well, there was no threat that Qatar will now not be joining the Abraham Accords. They were not on the list or even remotely had the potential for being there.
But I think there’s other things that are actually more of a threat. Just last week, United Arab Emirates said they would slow down normalization, maybe suspend the Abraham Accords, withdrawal their ambassador from Tel Aviv if Israel decided to annex territories. We have heard really bellicose statements toward Israel coming out of Jordan in response not only to the threats of annexation of the West Bank, but also the impending big ops and — operations in Gaza.
So, at a minimum, Abraham Accords aren’t going to be expanded any time soon. Let’s keep in mind, though, that this Gaza war, the longer it goes on, the longer, it’s going to take for any of these potential partners to get in line, to normalize, to do anything close with Israel.
