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 September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Witnessed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu signed a peace deal with the UAE and a declaration of intent to make peace with Bahrain. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The dawn of a new Middle East?

Israel has signed historic diplomatic pacts with two Gulf Arab states at a White House ceremony that Donald Trump declared will mark the “dawn of a new Middle East”. The bilateral agreements formalize the normalization of Israel’s relations with the UAE and Bahrain in line with their common opposition to Iran. But the agreements do not address the decades long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Listen to the following segment by Eric Tlozek on the ABC AM program.