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November 24, 2021

What the Jordan-Israel Water and Energy Deal Means for the Future of Middle East Peacemaking

The Abraham Accords can deepen, as well as broaden, Israel-Arab relations.

In Dubai on Monday, Israeli and Jordanian representatives signed a major cooperation agreement, which involves an Emirati firm building a solar-power plant in Jordan that will export clean energy to the Jewish state. At the same time, Jordan has agreed to buy potable water from an Israeli desalination plant that will be constructed on the Mediterranean coast. The United Arab Emirates, which helped to broker the deal, will also provide crucial investment. Ghaith al-Omari and Simon Henderson examine the plan’s significance:

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