Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone is a Senior Adviser to the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. He is a key member of the Trump Administration facilitating the normalisation of relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain and currently manages the emerging Abraham Fund created to deploy billions of dollars to the region to enhance peace. Aryeh shares the experience of being in the Oval Office when President Donald Trump, Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to announce the agreement. He also talks on how the Accords can progress in the short and long term, the reality of other regional factors and the hope for a prosperous Middle East.
The Abraham Accords Podcast is hosted by Robert Curtis (CEO of Pipe Global) and Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem) who are Founding Members of the UAE-Israel Business Council created to promote trade, innovation and co-operation.
On the White House lawn 09/15/2020, the peace agreements brokered by The United States Of America between Israel, The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were signed. The peace agreements between the nations would be known as the Abraham Accords in homage to the biblical patriarch of both Jews and Muslims. The Accords have ushered in a new era for Israel and the Gulf Region, enabling diplomatic relations, trade, commerce, tourism, and cultural exchange. The Accords have the potential to impact the trajectory of the Middle East. The Abraham Accords podcast will your source of quality conversation for anyone interested in the region with weekly guests on a range of topics from all signatory nations. My name is Robert Curtis, and I will be co-hosting this podcast with Fleur Hassan Nahum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and my co founder of the UAE Israel Business Council.