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Jared Kushner founds organization to further Israeli normalization deals

The Abraham Accords Institute for Peace will focus on boosting ties between Israel and the Arab countries that signed the Abraham Accords.
Senior adviser to Donald Trump Jared Kushner listens as national security adviser Robert O'Brien (not seen) speaks during a press briefing at the White House on August 13, 2020, in Washington, DC. Kushner appeared with Trump earlier today as Trump announced a new peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Jared Kushner is launching an organization aimed at furthering the historic normalization agreements the Donald Trump administration brokered between Israel and Arab states.

The US-crafted deals known as the Abraham Accords were Trump’s signature foreign policy achievement and saw Israel holding off on annexing large portions of the West Bank in exchange for ties with the Gulf states. Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, was among the lead negotiators.

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