President Donald Trump, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan sign the Abraham Accords, September 15, 2020. Photo by Tia Dufour/White House/Wikimedia Commons.

Donald Trump’s failed 2020 Abraham Accords led directly to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. This agreement, initially signed by Israel, the US, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, was ostensibly designed to “recognize the importance of maintaining and strengthening peace in the Middle East and around the world based on mutual understanding and coexistence, as well as respect for human dignity and freedom, including religious freedom.”

Instead, Trump’s attempt to “normalize” relations between Israel and the Sunni Arab states cynically ignored Palestinian aspirations for independent statehood. Hamas and other Palestinian resistance groups realized that only bold military action would reclaim the world’s attention.

Hamas attacked, with certain anticipation of a devastating Israeli response. The Israeli military immediately launched a 15-month campaign of indiscriminate slaughter and destruction, relying mainly........

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