Optimism in the political system regarding the chances that another Arab state will soon join the Avraham agreements and recognize Israel, Israel Today has learned.
In recent weeks, the Biden administration has stepped up its efforts to renew the momentum of the Abrahamic Accords and bring closer to Israel countries that do not recognize it.
Among other things, the administration is in accelerated contacts with Sudan, which recognized Israel but did not complete the normalization process, did not send an official representative to Israel - and did not open a representative office in Israel.
Alongside Sudan, which was one of the four countries of the Abrahamic Accords, contacts are being made with another country.
Due to the sensitivity of the issue it is not possible at this stage to add details.
President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett in the Oval Office // Photo: AFP,
At the same time, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yair Lapid is expected to hold a tripartite meeting in Washington tomorrow with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkan and their emirate counterpart, Abdullah Ben-Zayed, on the anniversary of the Avraham agreements.
The three will even have a joint dinner.
Lapid will also hold a separate meeting with Blinken, which focuses on efforts to attach additional Arab states to the Abrahamic agreements.
Yesterday, Lapid met with US Vice President Kamla Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the bipartisan leadership of Congress.
Lapid also met with US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan. At the center of their conversation was the danger of Iran's nuclearization. Lapid also spoke with the National Security Adviser about the need for an alternative plan to the nuclear deal, while the two discussed the plan for the Gaza Strip, "Economy for Security," initiated by Lapid and ways to continue strengthening the US-Israel strategic and security alliance.
As for the political sector, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to Russia next week for a first meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
The meeting will take place on Friday in the resort town of Sochi.
Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman and Putin's personal spokesman, told i24NEWS that the change of government in Israel did not change Russia's attitude toward it.
"We have developed good relations with Israel, and we even have cooperation and dialogue on sensitive issues, such as security, military ... Our security personnel are in continuous dialogue, so it is definitely good," he said, emphasizing that try not to compare Mr. Netanyahu to the current prime minister ( Bennett), because Putin worked with Netanyahu for many years, so they knew each other very well. "
"It takes time to create new personal relations. We respect Israel's concerns about its security, but at the same time we have our ties with all the countries in the region, and we intend to continue to develop those ties as well."
Yossi Cohen, Photo: Gideon Markovich
"Iran is far from a bomb"
Meanwhile, contrary to a report that stated that Iran has a sufficient amount of material to complete the production of a nuclear warhead, and despite reports that Tehran holds more than 120 kg of enriched uranium at a rate of 20 percent, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen claimed yesterday that Tehran "Still far from developing a military nuclear bomb."
The former head of the Mossad made the remarks at the Jerusalem Post conference in Jerusalem.
He estimated that at present, "Iran is more isolated than it was at the time of the formation of the nuclear agreement with the superpowers."