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Abraham Accords

The Abraham Accords is the normalization deal signed between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on September 15, 2020.

It also led to a further normalization agreement with Morocco and with Sudan slated to follow suit.

The deal was mediated by the administration of US president Donald Trump and was a watershed moment in Israeli history. 

The accords are credited with changing the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, aligning Israel with newfound allies against Iran.

It has also led to numerous medical, business and scientific agreements signed between the Israel, Morocco, Bahrain and the UAE.

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