Last month marked the one year anniversary of the Abraham Accords between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
This historic agreement ignited a new era of peace and progress in the Middle East, and was followed soon after by Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco also normalizing relations with the Jewish state.
Your work with AIPAC—promoting peace and progress through engagement rather than boycotts—helped pave the way for these burgeoning regional ties.
Today, they are already fueling unprecedented people-to-people engagement, cooperation on security threats, and economic growth.
But we know much work still needs to be done to cement and build upon these historic agreements. That is why we are asking Congress to support the Israel Relations Normalization Act to strengthen and expand the Abraham Accords.
It is also why we are urging Congress to maintain its steadfast support for vital U.S. security assistance to Israel. For we know that a strong and secure Israel, backed by the United States, is crucial to bringing further peace and reconciliation to the region.
The ever mounting threats facing Israel across its borders are a reminder that we must always rise above political disagreements of the day so we can always work with America’s leaders on both sides of the aisle to keep Israel safe and America strong.
When we do that, we ensure that Israel has the security it needs to take risks for peace.