New Country to Join Abraham Accords: US Envoy
The United States announced on November 6 that another country will join the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements where several nations normalized relations with Israel, according to President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
Speaking at the America Business Forum in Miami, Witkoff said,
“I'm flying back to Washington tonight because we're going to announce, tonight, another country coming into the Abraham Accords.”When asked which country it was, he replied,
“I don't know if it's out yet.”
The Axios news outlet reported the new member as Kazakhstan, a Central Asian republic with longstanding diplomatic ties to Israel, now joining to help “reinvigorate” the accords. Kazakhstan's president is among five Central Asian leaders scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House in November.
Background on the Abraham Accords
During President Trump's first term, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco formalized diplomatic relations with Israel through the accords in 2020.
Saudi Arabia had been engaged in U.S.-brokered talks to normalize ties with Israel, a historic prospect given the kingdom hosts Islam's two holiest sites. However, normalization slowed after armed conflict erupted in Gaza in October 2023, following a Hamas attack on Israel.
Saudi Arabia maintains that it cannot normalize relations without significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state—a goal Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long resisted.
Summary
The Abraham Accords continue to evolve as new nations like Kazakhstan join, signaling ongoing efforts to expand and stabilize diplomatic ties with Israel despite regional challenges.
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