Will other Arab and Muslim countries very soon join the Abrahamic Agreements and integrate the new regional and Middle Eastern union? The answer is yes, according to a statement given to UAE news site Arem News by Israel’s Minister of Regional Cooperation Isawi Freiz. “In the long term, I see that all countries in the Middle East will join forces with a new regional and Middle-Eastern union (…), following the example of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan that join this union. other countries may follow the Sultanate of Oman, Tunisia, Qatar and Malaysia in this matter”.

Note that many Arab countries have normalized their relations with Israel. After Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994), the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco normalized their relations with Israel in 2020.

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It remains to be seen whether Tunisia, which is going through a very difficult period with an acute multi-faceted crisis, will be tempted to follow the trend and normalize its relations with Israel in return. Above all, nothing is less certain.

In Tunisia, the announcement seems to be raising some apprehensions. In fact, the current Tunisian president, Kais Saied, who is considered very conservative, did not hesitate to regard relations with Israel as a “betrayal”, insisting that “the problem that currently remains He is not with the Jews, but with Zionism that seeks to annihilate the Palestinian people”. However, he was careful not to condemn the countries that have signed agreements with Israel. “We are in the choice of other countries. Don’t interfere,” he said.

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In this context, last June, Tunisia also refused to participate in naval exercises in the Black Sea due to the presence of Israeli naval forces. This means it will be difficult for Tunisians to swallow the pill and the falling Islamists in the country could benefit.

In addition to the consequences of these generalizations, they can also be explained by the status quo on the Palestinian question over the decades. Some have come today to point out that a normal relationship with Israel may make it easier to solve the Palestinian problem. Furthermore, the Israeli official underlined, “the peace process will benefit all countries in the region. However, in the absence of a peace agreement, the losses are substantial”.

One thing is certain, the ability of the Arab and Muslim countries, who have normalized their relations with Israel, to push this state toward a permanent solution to the Palestinian problem, in the creation of a new regional and Middle Eastern union dear to the Jewish state. can accelerate.