Senators introduce bill to strengthen Israeli-Arab normalization agreements
Both Democrats and Republicans signed on to the legislation, which would mandate more action on fighting Islamophobia and anti-Semitism and boosting Israeli-Arab exchange programs, among other things.
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Friday to bolster and expand the normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states.
Republican Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho said that the Abraham Accords could improve the course of history in the region.
“The Abraham Accords between Israel and like-minded nations have the potential to fundamentally change the Middle East for the better,” said Risch in a press release.
Risch, who is the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Israel Relations Normalizations Act of 2021 with 17 Democratic and Republican Senate colleagues. The bill would make it US policy to “strengthen and expand” Israel’s recent normalization agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
