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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 701 

Encouraging further deepening and broadening of the Abraham Accords on 

occasion of the third anniversary of their signing to continue building 

bridges towards a lasting peace. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 

Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, 

and Mr. TRONE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Encouraging further deepening and broadening of the Abraham Accords on occasion of the third anniversary of 

their signing to continue building bridges towards a lasting peace. 

Whereas on September 15, 2020, the United States, Israel, 

United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain signed the historic 

Abraham Accords; 

Whereas on December 22, 2020, Morocco, the United States, 

and Israel signed the Joint Trilateral Declaration formalizing the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords created formal diplomatic ties 

between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, 


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and Morocco, deepening understanding, cooperation, and 

friendship among the countries; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords marked the first instance of 

new normalized relations between Israel and Arab countries in more than two decades; 

Whereas the leadership and success of prior accords between 

Israel and Egypt in 1979 and between Israel and Jordan 

in 1994 paved the way for creating formal diplomatic ties 

with other Arab and Muslim-majority countries; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords shattered barriers and reduced the prospect of armed conflict, improved ties between Israel and neighboring countries, and advanced the 

cause of achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, including through a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that ensures mutual recognition and guarantees that Israelis and Palestinians live side-by-side with 

freedom, security, and prosperity; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords provide an opportunity to 

make tangible improvements in the lives of Palestinians, 

including increased multilateral investment in the Palestinian economy among signatory countries of the Abraham Accords; 

Whereas continued political, economic, and security cooperation between the United States, Israel, and Arab states 

remains vital to the prosperity and security of the Middle 

East; 

Whereas the long-standing relationship between the United 

States and Israel is rooted in shared values and interests; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords have demonstrably advanced 

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faith and intercultural dialogue between Israel, the 

United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco; 

Whereas new opportunities for multilateral cooperation generated by the Abraham Accords may improve the ability 

of the United States to meet nascent threats and emerging challenges; 

Whereas the Embassy of Israel in Abu Dhabi was opened on 

January 24, 2021, and the United Arab Emirates became the first Gulf country to open an embassy in Tel 

Aviv, Israel, on May 30, 2021; 

Whereas Israel and Morocco re-opened their Liaison Offices 

in Tel Aviv and Rabat in 2021; 

Whereas Israel opened a resident embassy in Manama, Bahrain, in September 2021, and the first ambassador to 

Israel from Bahrain assumed his post in August 2021; 

Whereas in March 2022, the Foreign Ministers of Israel, 

Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and 

the United States convened at the first Negev Summit in 

Sde Boker, Israel, resulting in the establishment of the 

Negev Forum and six working groups tasked with furthering multilateral cooperation in the areas of energy, 

education and coexistence, food and water security, 

health, regional security, and tourism; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords have catalyzed dramatic 

growth in trade, tourism, and investment in the Middle 

East, benefitting the people of those countries; 

Whereas in January 2023, Israel’s Ambassador to the United 

Arab Emirates stated that, Trade in goods between Israel 

and the UAE reached a new record in 2022 and stands 

at $2,560,000,000 compared to $1,220,000,000 in 2021; 


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Whereas on May 31, 2022, Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a comprehensive free-trade agreement to 

cover 96 percent of bilateral trade, amounting to approximately $1,000,000,000; 

Whereas trade between the United Arab Emirates and Israel 

is expected to surpass $10,000,000,000 within five years, 

economic conditions that were made possible by the Abraham Accords; 

Whereas trade between Israel and Bahrain increased to 

$24,000,000 in 2022, up from $0 in 2020; 

Whereas trade between Israel and Morocco increased by 160 

per cent since January 2021, reaching a total of 

$180,000,000 USD by January 2023; 

Whereas the Abraham Accords have facilitated direct commercial airline flights, improving people-to-people ties; 

Whereas on July 14, 2022, the United States and Israel 

signed the Jerusalem U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership 

Joint Declaration, which calls for a deepening and broadening of the Abraham Accords; and 

Whereas destabilizing developments in the Middle East and 

North Africa continue to demonstrate the importance of 

the Abraham Accords: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms the enduring and ironclad alliance 

3 between the United States and Israel; 

4 (2) believes that the United States should— 

5 (A) prioritize efforts to expand and 

6 strengthen the Abraham Accords by encour7 aging other countries to normalize relations 


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1 with Israel and working to ensure that existing 

2 agreements are fully implemented and reap tan3 gible security and economic benefits for the citi4 zens of those countries; 

5 (B) with other signatory countries of the 

6 Abraham Accords, continue to promote and de7 velop new areas of regional collaboration includ8 ing maritime security, defense cooperation, 

9 clean energy initiatives, water and food security 

10 initiatives, and direct flights; and 

11 (C) build on the Abraham Accords to help 

12 advance prospects for peace between Israel and 

13 the Palestinians, make tangible improvements 

14 in the lives of the Palestinian people, and make 

15 progress toward a negotiated solution that en16 sures mutual recognition; 

17 (3) supports efforts to increase security and 

18 prosperity in the Middle East and North Africa via 

19 continued security and defense cooperation in fur20 therance of the Abraham Accords; 

21 (4) encourages the expansion of the Abraham 

22 Accords to include countries that do not have diplo23 matic relations with Israel, and urges the President 

24 to take the necessary steps to secure comparable 


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1 agreements with other Arab and Muslim-majority 

2 countries; and 

3 (5) supports opportunities to expand economic 

4 ties between the United States, Israel, and Arab 

5 states through comprehensive economic partnerships 

6 and other trade initiatives. 

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