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Thanks to the Avraham Agreements: Israel's New Military Affiliation in the United States | Israel Today

2021-09-02T18:31:01.401Z


About a year after the signing of the normalization agreements between Jerusalem and the Arab states, the US Department of Defense changes the command responsibility for American forces in the country and transfers them from European command to the Central Command.


Now it's official: a

year after the Abrahamic Accords and following them, Israel was practically transferred from European Command to US Central Command. This was announced last night (Wednesday) by the US Army.

"Today, the Central Command of the United States has assumed commanding responsibility for the American forces in the State of Israel.

The change, announced by the Department of Defense in January, strengthens strategic defense relations between the United States and Israel and offers opportunities to deepen operational cooperation between the Israel Defense Forces and the many Central Command partners in the region. Regional and cooperation with our partners.

"The unequivocal commitment of the US government to Israel's security remains ongoing and strong as iron," the statement said.

Due to the state of war between Israel and most countries, and despite its geographical location in Asia, the Americans assigned Israel to European command.

This was done, among other things, as a result of cooperation between the Arab countries and Russia during the Cold War, while Western Europe was linked to the United States. In addition, due to the state of war with Arab countries, Israel could not take part in US Central Command operations.

The normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco was also made possible thanks to the Abrahamic Agreements.

Moroccan Foreign Minister, Archive // ​​Photo: AFP,

Following the peace agreements between Israel and Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, and the change of the general regional map, the Americans decided that there was no reason to assign Israel to European command anymore and announced its transfer to the Central Command, which also includes US Arab girls. To the Israeli Air Force and the Emirates with the Americans and other countries.Now the procedure has been completed administratively.

Israel's ambassador to Washington and the United Nations, Gilad Ardan, welcomed the move and said it was an important decision. "We have always played a vital role in the region.

"Israel is eager to continue to build its common future with its neighbors, and will strengthen its partnerships to deal with Iran and other regional challenges."

Source: israelhayom

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