Israel eyes normalization with Mauritania, Indonesia to expand Abraham Accords
Jerusalem's efforts to add more countries to the Abraham Accords have intensified since Netanyahu returned to power in December.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia, in an effort to expand the Abraham Accords that saw Israel's ties normalized between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco in 2020.
A report published Tuesday by Israel Hayom said Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia. The report notes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and special envoy Amos Hochstein are also engaged in these efforts to enlarge the circle of the US-brokered 2020 Abraham Accords.
Netanyahu said last month that he was hoping to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia, but Riyadh has repeatedly insisted that such a move would follow an agreement with the Palestinians.
The Netanyahu government, however, has been able to build bridges with several African countries this month including Chad and Sudan. Last month, Chad opened an embassy in Israel and Cohen became the first Israeli foreign minister to fly to Sudan.
