The Abraham Accords : Israel resizing Spheres of Influence

Economics drive the Middle East, but this region has been a battle ground of several conflicts of indigenous nature, for decades. Military conflict in Yemen at one end and at the other, Syrian civil war, Lebanese political instability, and Palestinian-Israeli dispute, pose threats to regional peace. Israel is a democracy, looking for accreditation and acceptance in a region mostly held by monarchs who practice a different religion (Islam). Also, Israel’s geo-strategic location does not favor this smaller country; thus, it has built superior military to avoid dangers to its integrity and has shown substantial economic growth and technological development to impact this politically troubled region. Is it the perfect time for Israel to resize its spheres of influence? Can Israel normalize its diplomatic relations with the Arab World in exchange of sharing industrial and technological advancement? In this paper, the peace deals signed between Israel-UAE, and Israel-Bahrain, commonly known as the Abraham Accords (AA), are to be analyzed in the light of these questions. This study aims to find out if the AA declaration has the potential to become the basis of peace in the Middle East owing to its religious, and political implications