The Abraham Accords and Trump's Dream of Peace

Trump once again spoke of expanding the Abraham Accords and called Saudi Arabia's joining the agreement the key to Middle East peace.

An agreement that, he believes, could even bring together long-standing enemies like Iran and Israel.

On Friday, October 17, US President Donald Trump announced in an interview with Fox Business Network that he expects the Abraham Accords to be expanded soon and expressed hope that Saudi Arabia will also join the pact.

"I hope Saudi Arabia joins this treaty, and I hope others join it. I think when Saudi Arabia joins, others will join as well," he said in the interview.

Trump also spoke of very good talks with countries that have expressed their desire to join these agreements, adding: "I think they'll all be in very soon."

The Abraham Accords, first launched in 2020 under the Trump administration, sought to normalize relations between Israel and a number of Arab countries. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were the first signatories to the agreement, breaking one of the Arab world's long-standing taboos by recognizing Israel. Morocco and Sudan followed suit.

Trump, who is trying to reassert his position on the Middle East political scene, hosted a joint meeting with Muslim and European leaders in Cairo on Monday on the future of the Gaza Strip. He described his plan to end the Gaza war as a prelude to “a broader regional peace,” saying, “I think Iran would want that kind of deal. Wouldn’t that be great?”

Although Trump is trying to present these agreements as a legacy of the "Abrahamic Peace", Christian analysts and regional observers believe that the Abrahamic Covenant has in practice paved the way for geopolitical changes and new religious competition in the Middle East, rather than being a messenger of peace.

In the Christian worldview, the name "Abraham" is a reminder of a common father for the faith of Jews, Christians, and Muslims; but in the political arena, the pact known by this name is actually considered a tool for strategic alliance against the Iranian axis and for stabilizing Israel's position in the region.

Critics say that this plan, although presented under the slogan of "peace," could in practice deepen the gap between Arab and Muslim societies and even lead to ignoring the Palestinian issue, an issue that for many Christians in the Middle East has a human and divine dimension.

In this regard, Christian sources close to the churches in Jerusalem have said that any real peace in the Middle East will be meaningless without justice for the Palestinian people.

Trump’s recent comments about the possibility of Saudi Arabia and even Iran joining the Abraham Accords indicate an attempt to redefine a new order in the Middle East centered on Israel and supported by Washington. But as one of the region’s bishops said in an interview with church media: “A peace built on political interests will not last without reconciliation of hearts.”