Biden's Middle East Trip Provides Abraham Accords Opportunity

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By    |   Wednesday, 13 July 2022 06:43 AM EDT ET

While President Joe Biden may be largely focused on lowering gas prices when he visits oil-rich Saudi Arabia this week, Middle East experts say he shouldn't squander the opportunity to make a longer-lasting impact by working to pave the way for the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

As Biden arrives in the Middle East for the first time as commander in chief, he enters a geopolitical landscape that has vastly shifted since his last official visit as vice president six years ago.

Marisa Herman

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While President Joe Biden may be largely focused on lowering gas prices when he visits Saudi Arabia this week, he shouldn't squander the opportunity to make a longer-lasting impact by working to pave the way for relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
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