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Biden administration to set up new post focused on Abraham Accords
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The Biden administration will soon establish a new post focused on expanding the Abraham Accords, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces.
“We will soon create a position to further our diplomacy and engagement with governments and private sector, non-governmental organizations — all working toward a more peaceful and connected region,” Blinken says during an address to an AIPAC conference in Washington.
The Abraham Accords saw Israel sign normalization deals with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco.