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Israel's intelligence chief wants next US president to continue Abraham Accords

Eli Cohen told Ynet TV that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are "on the agenda" for recognizing the Jewish state.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Witnessed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu signed a peace deal with the UAE and a decl

Israel’s intelligence chief Eli Cohen said five additional countries — Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Morocco and Niger — are “on the agenda” amid a White House effort to convince Middle Eastern leaders to recognize the Jewish state.

“These are the five countries,” Cohen told Israel’s Ynet TV on Monday. So far, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have signed agreements normalizing ties with Israel amid a Trump administration effort dubbed the Abraham Accords. Sudan’s leaders have also signaled their willingness to recognize Israel.

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