Transcript [00:00] So, Trump demanded that all of these [00:03] Arab countries join the Abraham Accords [00:07] as part of the arrangements that are [00:09] happening in the Gulf now. Well, this [00:11] was a very surprising move, and we're [00:13] going to get into all of it in this [00:15] video about how they reacted to it and [00:17] why they why I think Trump did it. What [00:20] does he have in mind here? But, let's [00:21] start with the basics of the story. [00:24] Trump demands Saudi Arabia, Qatar, [00:26] Pakistan join Abraham Accords as part of [00:30] Iran deal. US President Donald Trump [00:32] mandatorily requested on Monday that all [00:36] countries involved in the Iran [00:37] negotiations sign the Abraham Accords. [00:39] By copy of this truth, I am asking my [00:42] representatives to begin and [00:43] successfully complete the process of [00:45] signing these countries into the already [00:48] historic Abraham Accords, Trump posted [00:50] on his Truth Social account. The request [00:52] was directed at Saudi Arabia, Qatar, [00:54] Turkey, and Pakistan, with Trump noting [00:57] that the other countries involved were [00:58] already parties to the accord. The other [01:00] countries involved meaning the UAE, [01:01] Bahrain. [01:03] They were already involved. It should be [01:05] quote, it should be mandatory that all [01:06] these countries at a minimum [01:08] simultaneously sign on to the Abraham [01:10] Accords, said Trump. [01:11] Prime Minister Netanyahu's office did [01:13] not immediately respond to a request for [01:14] comment. That's smart. The other [01:16] countries cited by Trump did not [01:18] immediately respond to the Abraham [01:19] Accords post. Quote, it may be possible [01:22] that one or two have a reason for not [01:23] doing so, he continued, but most should [01:25] be ready, willing, and able to make this [01:27] settlement with Iran a farm with Iran a [01:30] far more historic event to make the [01:33] settlement with Iran a far more historic [01:34] event than it would otherwise be. Sorry. [01:36] President Trump further noted that Iran [01:38] joining the Accords would be an honor [01:40] with countries involved in the talks [01:42] agreeing with that sentiment. Quote, [01:44] they would be honored as soon as our [01:45] document is signed to have the Islamic [01:47] Republic of Iran as part of the the [01:49] Abraham Accords. [01:51] Really? [01:53] Said Trump. Wow, now that would be [01:55] something special. [01:57] Uh the Trump went on to say that the [01:59] negotiations are proceeding nicely. [02:02] He emphasized the United States would [02:04] either achieve a great deal or no deal, [02:06] in which case the US would head back to [02:08] the battlefront and shooting but bigger [02:10] and stronger than ever before. Now, [02:13] the absurdity of this makes one wonder [02:17] cuz Trump is not a fool [02:19] what game he is playing. So, it's very [02:21] well known that he was about to go back [02:22] to war [02:24] uh to [02:26] finish the job, as it were. [02:28] And he got [02:30] he got [02:31] uh [02:32] a gang of Arab countries is the best way [02:34] to put it, all called him. He said this [02:36] openly. He gave a list, you remember [02:38] last week he gave a list of all these [02:39] Arab countries, well Muslim countries, [02:41] that all [02:43] uh called him and he had this big phone [02:45] call with them and they were all [02:46] pressuring him not to go back to kinetic [02:49] action against Iran and to go to some [02:51] sort of deal. And that's where we end up [02:54] with this kind of narrower uh objectives [02:57] for ending the war that we've been [02:58] talking about now for the last week, [03:00] which is opening the Straits of Hormuz [03:02] and securing the enriched uranium and [03:04] getting guarantees on the nuclear issue. [03:06] It's really all boiled down to the [03:07] nuclear issue and the Straits of Hormuz. [03:10] Whereas, as I pointed out in some recent [03:11] videos, if you go back to the beginning [03:13] of the war, to Trump's speech when the [03:14] war began, [03:16] he was talking about ending all the [03:18] support for the proxies. He was talking [03:20] about [03:21] uh [03:22] uh the ballistic missiles. [03:24] He also was talking about [03:26] giving an opportunity to the Iranian [03:28] people to rise up and gain their freedom [03:30] after all these years. All of those [03:31] things have fallen by the wayside. And [03:33] it's arguable that at this point, with [03:35] the unpopularity of the war and with the [03:39] with the economic uh disruptions and the [03:42] resilience of the Iranian regime, [03:44] frankly, that Trump did not expect and [03:46] the way things are in terms of the [03:48] timeline, that Trump has determined that [03:49] it's that what's in the US best interest [03:52] is to end the war this way. And while [03:55] that might not satisfy us here in [03:56] Israel, there's this case to be made. [03:58] We'll talk about that more in separate [04:00] video that I'm going to be making later. [04:02] But I want to focus on this Abraham [04:03] Accords issue. So, how was it received? [04:05] So, here's Politico's reporting on this [04:08] from yesterday. Join the Abraham [04:10] Accords, US allies scoff [04:13] at Trump's demand. So, let's read this [04:14] piece. President Donald Trump's demand [04:16] that more Muslim majority countries join [04:18] the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel [04:21] as part of efforts to end the Iran war [04:23] is being met by officials in such [04:24] countries with laughter, dismissal, and [04:27] often silence. Trump's idea, [04:30] he should should he stick to it, could [04:32] endanger a US-Iran peace deal. [04:34] Governments may walk away from mediating [04:37] talks rather than risk angering their [04:39] publics by establishing ties with [04:42] Israel. But some Middle Eastern [04:44] officials aren't taking Trump's demand [04:45] too seriously, saying they view it as [04:47] merely the US president trying to [04:49] appease hawkish Republicans who worry he [04:52] will give away too much in talks with [04:54] Iran. [04:56] Quote, "It's a smart tactic to calm down [04:58] the angry base," a Gulf Arab diplomat [05:00] said, having been granted anonymity like [05:03] others to discuss sensitive diplomacy. [05:05] Quote, "He will keep bringing it up [05:06] again and again, but it will not be part [05:08] of the deal. I think that is very [05:11] accurate." [05:12] I don't know [05:13] I say the second half of that. Why he's [05:16] doing it, whether it's to appease an [05:17] angry base, I don't think Trump's base [05:19] cares all that much about the Abraham [05:21] Accords. [05:22] But [05:24] he will keep bringing it up again and [05:26] again, but it will it will not be part [05:28] of the deal. There is no way that these [05:30] Arab countries are going to join the [05:31] Abraham Accords. [05:33] Trump's assertion nonetheless injected [05:34] uncertainty into an already volatile [05:37] situation. A spate of new US military [05:39] strikes on Iranian missile sites and [05:41] boats [05:42] suspected of placing mines, as well as [05:44] Israel's escalating offensive in [05:45] Lebanon, are adding to concerns that a [05:47] tenuous US Israel Iran ceasefire could [05:50] collapse and plunge the region into even [05:53] more fighting. [05:55] The war has already had economic fallout [05:57] globally. [05:58] Upon hearing of Trump's demands, one [06:00] former US official sent mock notes to [06:03] Arab officials congratulating them on [06:05] joining the Abraham Accords and received [06:07] laughter emojis in response. Now, a [06:09] detail like this in a political piece [06:11] means that there's some guy, probably [06:13] from a Democratic administration, [06:15] who who told Politico that, you know, he [06:19] you know, he sent WhatsApp messages to [06:21] some of his buddies from these Arab [06:22] states and that's how they responded. [06:24] Whatever, it's not real news. [06:27] Um, [06:28] White House spokesperson Anna Kelly [06:30] noted that Trump has wanted to expand [06:32] the Abraham Accords, which established [06:33] diplomatic, economic, and other ties [06:36] between Israel and several Arab states [06:38] since he launched them in his first [06:39] term. They quote, "The Abraham Accords [06:41] have provided massive economic benefits [06:43] to all countries involved and enabled [06:45] historic cooperation. So, this would be [06:47] a natural complement to a peace deal [06:50] between the United States and Iran," [06:51] Kelly said. [06:53] Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday [06:54] that he was mandatorily requesting that [06:57] Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi [06:58] Arabia sign on to the Accords. He noted [07:01] that he'd raised the idea in a Saturday [07:03] call about Iran peace talks with leaders [07:06] of many of the same countries. In his [07:08] post, Trump suggested even Iran could [07:10] join the Accords. We read that already. [07:13] Um, [07:17] So, he mentions that some of the [07:18] countries already are in the Abraham [07:19] Accords. Egypt and Jordan already have [07:20] peace treaties. For others joining the [07:22] Accords anytime soon could be risky. In [07:25] the wake of the Gaza war, Saudi Arabia [07:27] has said it will not establish ties with [07:29] Israel unless its leaders agree to a [07:31] serious pathway to creating a [07:32] Palestinian state. [07:37] A Gulf Arab official said the Saudi [07:38] position has not changed on either the [07:40] Iran crisis or the Israeli-Palestinian [07:42] conflict despite Trump's entreaties [07:44] regarding the Abraham Accords. [07:46] "The kingdom is supportive of all [07:48] diplomatic efforts to resolve conflict, [07:50] not military solutions." The official [07:52] said in a statement. "The kingdom also [07:54] opposes all forms of aggression. Its [07:56] position on the two-state solution being [07:58] the only sensible way forward has not [08:00] changed." [08:01] This The statement did not directly [08:03] mention the Accords. Pakistan, which is [08:05] among the lead mediators of the US-Iran [08:07] talks, is also unlikely to join the [08:08] Abraham Accords. As in many [08:10] Muslim-majority nations, there's [08:12] widespread sympathy for the Palestinians [08:14] in Pakistan, and a government [08:17] ignores that domestic opinion at its [08:19] peril. Pakistani Defense Minister [08:22] Khawaja Asif, in an interview on Samaa [08:24] Samaa TV, ruled out joining the Accords, [08:28] though he framed it as his opinion. [08:29] "Quote, in my personal view, I don't [08:31] think we'll be part of any Accords like [08:33] this." [08:35] Said Asif, whose social media posts are [08:37] highly critical of Israel. "It would [08:39] clash with our fundamental views, and I [08:41] think no initiative like this has been [08:43] taken from our side, nor has anyone [08:45] approached us." A spokesperson for the [08:47] Pakistani Foreign Ministry did not [08:49] respond to a request for comment. [08:52] Diplomats and officials from several [08:53] other countries did not respond to [08:55] request for comment. They also haven't [08:57] any issued any statements. [09:01] And few, after all, have incentives to [09:03] risk Trump's ire by openly defying or [09:05] questioning him. [09:07] Okay. [09:09] They're not joining the Abraham Accords. [09:12] They're not joining the Abraham Accords. [09:13] Why Trump do this? What's Trump [09:15] thinking? Before we get on to something [09:17] more about the Saudis here, we have to [09:18] talk about [09:19] why did Trump do this? [09:21] So, I'm thinking that Trump did this [09:23] um because [09:26] he's shining a light on them. [09:30] And he's signaling to them where things [09:32] are going. [09:33] And where are peace and prosperity [09:36] going? Where are the regional alignments [09:38] going? Okay? And this brings up [09:41] something that Abe Abe Hamadeh wrote. [09:43] Abe Hamadeh is is a is a Muslim. I mean, [09:46] sort of a [09:48] sort of a secular Muslim. [09:50] He's a Muslim in the United States. He's [09:52] a Republican. He's a MAGA politician. [09:54] He's the He's a congressman. He [09:56] represents [09:57] the eighth congressional district in [09:59] Arizona, if I'm not mistaken. [10:01] And uh he's closely aligned with [10:03] President Trump. Abe Hamadeh, I think [10:05] he's serving his first term now. [10:07] And he wrote an opinion piece that [10:09] appeared in the Jerusalem Post [10:11] uh 2 days ago. From the Abraham Accords [10:13] to the Abraham Alliance, opinion. [10:17] And I'm just going to read you one piece [10:18] of it. [10:22] Here. [10:26] Here. Recent assessments from US [10:28] military leadership indicate Iran's [10:30] terror infrastructure and military [10:32] industrial capabilities have suffered [10:33] significant degradation, creating a [10:35] strategic opening for a new regional [10:37] framework. [10:38] America should seize that opportunity. [10:40] At the same time, [10:42] Europe [10:43] Excuse me. Europe is increasingly [10:44] struggling to define itself [10:46] economically, culturally, and [10:47] strategically. Across much of the [10:49] continent, weak leadership, uncontrolled [10:52] migration, demographic decline, energy [10:54] insecurity, rising anti-Semitism, [10:56] bureaucratic overregulation, and [10:58] economic stagnation are eroding [11:00] confidence in the European project. Even [11:03] many European leaders now acknowledge [11:05] that the continent faces deep structural [11:07] challenges in security and energy [11:09] policy. That's a good assessment of [11:10] Europe. [11:11] The center of geopolitical gravity is [11:14] shifting. [11:15] The old transatlantic consensus that [11:17] dominated the post-Cold War era is [11:19] weakening, while a new strategic and [11:21] economic corridor is emerging across the [11:23] Middle East. [11:25] The countries that embrace innovation, [11:27] sovereignty, security, and economic [11:29] modernization will define the next [11:31] generation of global influence. [11:34] Look at what is already happening. [11:36] Israel has become a global leader in [11:37] cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, [11:40] defense technology, water innovation, [11:42] and medical research. Gulf nations are [11:45] rapidly transforming themselves into [11:46] financial, logistics, and energy [11:49] powerhouses with enormous sovereign [11:51] wealth and ambitious modernization [11:52] agendas. [11:54] America remains the indispensable [11:55] military and economic superpower capable [11:58] of anchoring this coalition. [12:00] Together, these nations can create one [12:02] of the most dynamic strategic blocks in [12:04] the world. [12:05] Imagine an integrated regional air [12:07] defense system connecting Israel and [12:09] Gulf allies against Iranian missiles and [12:12] drones. Imagine joint investment funds [12:14] fueling AI, semiconductors, biotech, [12:17] energy infrastructure, and [12:18] next-generation defense systems. Imagine [12:21] direct trade corridors [12:23] from India through the Gulf into Israel. [12:25] It's called the IMEC corridor. It's [12:26] being built. And onward to the west. [12:30] Strategic thinkers have already begun [12:31] describing the emergence of broader [12:34] Indo-Abrahamic frameworks centered on [12:36] shared economic and security interests. [12:40] This is not a fantasy. Much of the [12:41] foundation already exists. [12:43] The Abraham alliance would also [12:45] represent something larger than [12:46] economics or military coordination. It [12:49] would be a civilizational partnership [12:51] rooted in stability, religious [12:53] coexistence, entrepreneurship, and [12:55] national strength against the forces of [12:57] extremism and decline. [13:00] Very well stated by Abe Hamadeh. [13:02] Meaning, [13:04] this this this goes into why what what [13:06] Trump is doing. Trump is signaling to [13:08] these to these [13:10] Arab states, [13:12] you got to drop all the hostility to [13:14] Israel stuff. [13:15] That's the real destabilizing force. [13:19] That's the destabilizing force. It's the [13:21] anti-Israel stuff. It doesn't work out [13:23] well. [13:24] It causes more conflict. [13:27] Drop it and we can all have a lot of [13:29] prosperity and things could be really [13:30] good. [13:32] They're not going to [13:34] They're not going to because [13:37] they care more about [13:39] Islam and they care more about not [13:42] angering the millions of citizens in [13:44] their country. [13:46] The impoverished, radicalized Muslim [13:49] citizens of their countries [13:52] who do not want peace with Israel. [13:55] But that's what Trump is doing. He's [13:56] putting he's he's he's shining a light [13:58] on them. He knows they're not going to [13:59] join the Abraham Accords. He knows Qatar [14:01] is not going to join the Abraham [14:02] Accords. He knows Pakistan is not going [14:03] to join the Abraham Accords. [14:07] And in terms of Saudi Arabia [14:11] In terms of Saudi Arabia, you know [14:15] There's this piece. I was thinking of [14:16] playing you the short video, but it's in [14:17] Arabic and I know every time I I the few [14:20] times that I play a video in a [14:22] in Arabic, I'm always asked in the [14:24] comments not to do it because people [14:25] listen and they don't necessarily watch. [14:28] So, I'll just read to you what what this [14:30] guy said. This guy's name and this is on [14:32] MEMRI on the Middle East Media Research [14:33] Institute, fantastic website. They [14:35] translate a lot of Arab media. You [14:37] should be following them, memri.org. [14:40] Fantastic website. [14:42] And they posted a piece the other day [14:44] um well, last week. [14:47] Saudi analyst Mubarak Al-Aati [14:50] Okay? And that's this guy's name. [14:53] Saudi Saudi analyst Mubarak Al-Aati [14:58] went he did an interview. Here, I'll [15:00] just read this to you. Saudi analyst [15:01] Mubarak Al-Aati said in a May 19th, 2026 [15:04] appearance on Russia Today TV [15:07] that Saudi Arabia [15:13] that Saudi Arabia has positioned itself [15:16] as an independent player in the conflict [15:18] without expressing support for either [15:20] Iran or the United States. [15:23] He said an Arab Islamic block has [15:25] emerged under Saudi leadership [15:28] joined by Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar. [15:32] Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar. [15:36] According to Al Atiyah, Saudi Arabia has [15:38] put the brakes on the Abraham Accords [15:41] and has begun clearing the region of [15:43] Israeli presence, [15:46] especially in Southern Yemen, [15:48] Somaliland, [15:50] and Sudan. [15:52] Al Atiyah said that Saudi Arabia is [15:54] paving the way toward a regional [15:56] non-aggression pact between the Gulf [15:58] states [16:00] and Iran with Islamic and international [16:03] guarantees, with Islamic and [16:05] international guarantees, [16:08] and open to additional participants. [16:12] Let me read that sentence again. [16:13] Understand what he said here. Now, this [16:14] guy [16:15] Mubarak Al Atiyah is a very prominent [16:17] analyst [16:19] who is kind of a spokesperson for Saudi [16:21] Arabia. But, Saudi Arabia does not have [16:23] freedom of the media. You can't just go [16:25] on RT television on Russia Today TV in [16:28] Arabic and speak on behalf of the Saudi [16:31] of the Saudi government. Okay, it's not [16:32] a free country. [16:35] That's the benefit of countries that [16:37] don't have free media. When people say [16:38] things, people prominent people like [16:40] this say things, you know that you're [16:41] hearing [16:42] the regime line. Let me read this [16:45] sentence again. [16:46] Take it in. [16:47] Al Atiyah said that Saudi Arabia is [16:49] paving the way toward a regional [16:51] non-aggression pact [16:53] between the Gulf states and Iran. [16:58] With Islamic and international [16:59] guarantees [17:01] and open to additional participants. [17:04] Look who the Pakistanis, who we know [17:07] Pakistanis are working very closely with [17:08] Iran. They want this thing over. They're [17:10] They opened shipping routes into Iran, [17:12] and they and they have these [17:15] They have this very integrated [17:17] partnership with China. [17:20] And they want this whole and they want [17:23] you know they're they're Iran's best [17:24] friend right now. [17:26] And the Qataris are looking for a way [17:28] out of this. They're looking to be the [17:29] mediator and to unfreeze Iranian assets [17:32] so that the regime can continue. None of [17:34] these guys want the regime to fall. [17:36] They're terrified of the regime falling. [17:39] So Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, [17:42] Saudi Arabia, this is China's Belt and [17:45] Road team. [17:48] Look what he says here. They're paving [17:50] the way toward a regional non-aggression [17:52] pact between the Gulf states and Iran. [17:55] They want what happened in this war [17:57] where Iran was attacking other Muslim [17:58] states never to happen again. [18:01] With Islamic and international [18:03] guarantees and open to additional [18:05] participants. [18:07] He added that the Biden administration's [18:09] humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan [18:12] marked the beginning of America's [18:13] decline on the world stage. [18:17] According to Al-Otaibi, the global [18:19] balance of power has shifted and rising [18:21] powers such as India, Saudi Arabia, and [18:24] Brazil now have the ability to build [18:26] strong relations with multiple world [18:29] powers, not only the United States. [18:34] Okay, that's the substance of this [18:36] interview that he gave. [18:39] So think about this and he says proudly [18:43] that Saudi Arabia has put the brakes on [18:45] the Abraham Accords. [18:47] So Trump is saying, "Hey, you got to [18:49] join the Abraham Accords if we're going [18:50] to do this deal." And they're just kind [18:52] of rolling their eyes because what they [18:55] actually want, they don't trust the [18:57] Americans at all. [18:59] And they certainly don't want to be [19:01] recognizing Israel or normalizing with [19:03] Israel. The last thing they want is an [19:05] emboldened and more powerful Israel. [19:08] They're terrified of the fact that [19:10] Israel is rising to regional superpower [19:12] status. [19:15] It's a nightmare for them. [19:18] And they have these Muslim populations [19:20] and they themselves, they don't want [19:21] Israel to exist. [19:24] These are devout Muslims. [19:27] Israel is an is anathema. Israel is a [19:29] mark of shame on the Muslim world. [19:32] Israel is a is a land that they view as [19:35] a Muslim land that was governed by Islam [19:37] that was taken away from them. And the [19:40] top priority is to get it back. [19:44] They don't care about the Palestinians. [19:46] No one wanted to create a Palestinian [19:48] state [19:50] between 1948 and 1967 when Judea and [19:54] Samaria, known as the West Bank and the [19:55] Gaza Strip, were not in Israeli hands. [19:57] They were in Arab hands. No one was [19:59] about to create a Palestinian state [20:00] there. They don't care about them. [20:03] They don't want Israel to be strong. [20:05] They don't want Israel to be permanent. [20:08] The last thing they're going to do is [20:09] join the Abraham Accords. [20:11] This is where their head is at. They're [20:13] looking to consult to They want to make [20:15] sure that it never happens again that [20:16] Muslim states attack each other like [20:18] happened in this war. So, they want to [20:20] build this pact that ensures [20:24] with various guarantees of strong [20:26] powers. And who are the superpowers [20:27] they're talking about when they say that [20:29] they're going to [20:30] guarantee this? [20:32] They're going to have superpowers behind [20:34] them. [20:35] Who are they talking about? [20:40] You know, there's the text of that what [20:41] he actually said here. [20:43] >> [snorts] [20:45] >> You know, he says, "The US is still a [20:46] superpower, but not like it was a decade [20:48] ago. [20:49] The balance has changed." [20:52] Right? I mean, this guy is talking about [20:54] a post-US [20:56] power world. [20:58] And [21:00] how they need to build this regional [21:03] non-aggression pact. [21:06] They're not joining the Abraham Accords. [21:08] And it's really sad because everything [21:09] Abe Hamadeh wrote in that op-ed piece in [21:12] that opinion piece is absolutely right. [21:15] Just imagine [21:17] if [21:18] Israel's ingenuity and capital and [21:22] technology and technological advances [21:26] were [21:27] married [21:29] with [21:30] Arab capital [21:32] and a massive labor force in the in [21:36] these Arab countries that is [21:37] impoverished. [21:40] Imagine what kind of powerhouse could be [21:42] built, what kind of economic what kind [21:44] of prosperity [21:46] could spread to the people of Egypt and [21:48] Jordan. [21:50] Imagine the prosperity they could have [21:51] if they could if we if Is- Is- Israeli [21:54] companies could use their ingenuity with [21:57] the with the workforce of these Arab [21:59] countries and that what the cooperation [22:01] could look like. [22:03] It's unbelievable what could happen. [22:05] And here let me tell you my opinion. [22:09] I'm not interested in normalization with [22:10] Saudi Arabia. [22:12] It's not a goal. [22:14] I mean, if it happens [22:16] on our terms, fine. [22:19] But think about it. The Saudis are like, [22:20] "Well, we're only going to normalize [22:21] with you if you have a path towards a [22:23] Palestinian state, which is [22:25] not going to happen." [22:27] I don't think it's worth it for Israel. [22:29] You see, Saudi Arabia doesn't pose a [22:30] threat to us. They're not going to [22:31] attack Israel. [22:33] It's not part of their plans. [22:36] There's nothing on the horizon that [22:37] would indicate that Saudi Arabia would [22:38] ever lift a finger against Israel. [22:41] And then you have the Egyptians who are [22:42] who are flexing their muscles and [22:43] everything, but they're also buying [22:44] Israeli energy. [22:47] None of the countries in the region are [22:49] now are going to attack Israel in the, [22:51] you know, they don't like Israel. [22:52] They're trying to undermine us in every [22:54] way. [22:56] But [22:57] here's the thing. As things stand now, [23:01] our relationship with Saudi Arabia [23:02] works. I mean, we don't have normalized [23:04] relations, we don't have real trade with [23:06] them, [23:06] but there's all kinds of security [23:08] cooperation that we have. [23:12] And, you know, a shared interest in [23:14] keeping global trade routes open around [23:16] us, shipping routes. You know, we have [23:19] we have some shared interests. [23:22] Saudi Arabia has outlawed the Muslim [23:23] Brotherhood, that's good. [23:26] They're not going to attack us. [23:29] But [23:30] if we have to pay a price for [23:32] normalization of some sort of commitment [23:36] to a Palestinian state or something like [23:37] that, why would we do that? Is Why is it [23:40] worth the price? [23:42] And frankly [23:44] on the question of joining the Abraham [23:46] Accords for all these countries, you [23:47] don't want to join the Abraham Accords? [23:49] Fine. [23:50] Don't join the Abraham Accords. [23:52] Israel is increasingly [23:54] a economic superpower. [23:57] Look here, let me show you some details. [23:59] This is a graph of Israel's stock market [24:02] over the last 10 years. [24:04] Let's make it a five-year graph. [24:07] Israel's stock market. Here's October [24:10] 7th. [24:12] I'm going to go to a [24:13] Here's Here's October 7th, [24:16] 2023. Look what Look at the stock market [24:19] since then. [24:21] This is Israel's stock market. [24:25] This is a list of of countries' GDP per [24:27] capita in the world. This is a [24:29] projection for 2026 [24:32] according to the IMF, the International [24:34] Monetary Fund. [24:35] Israel is 20th in the list and rising. [24:39] We were lower last year, we were lower [24:40] the year before. [24:42] We're ahead of Germany, United Kingdom, [24:44] Canada, [24:46] Hong Kong, [24:48] the Emirates, France, [24:50] ahead of all of them, GDP per capita. [24:52] Israel's becoming one of the wealthiest [24:53] countries in the world. [24:56] Here's a graph of our GDP per capita [24:58] over the last uh [24:59] 25 years. [25:03] Israel's booming. We're doing great. [25:06] Israel's doing amazing economically. [25:09] Our security situation is improving. We [25:12] have growing alliances all over the [25:14] place. [25:15] Israel will be just fine. These [25:17] countries, Saudi Arabia, [25:19] Pakistan, [25:21] Egypt, all these countries, [25:24] they're powerful, rich people at the [25:26] top, but everyone else is impoverished. [25:27] These they don't have real economies. [25:28] They're collapsing from within. [25:31] You don't want to be part of the Abraham [25:32] Accords? Don't be part of the Abraham [25:33] Accords. [25:35] It's not a favor to Israel to be part of [25:36] the Abraham Accords. [25:39] The countries that have chosen to be [25:40] part of the Abraham Accords and [25:41] increasingly have security arrangement [25:43] alliances with Israel, like the UAE, not [25:46] exactly alliances, but but security [25:48] cooperation and economic cooperation. A [25:50] country like Somaliland that is friendly [25:52] with Israel is a is a ostensibly a [25:54] Muslim country, friendly with Israel, [25:56] and Israel's going to start investing [25:57] there and working with them. Watch, [25:59] you're going to see prosperity in [26:00] Somaliland as a result. You don't want [26:02] to be part of the prosperity? Don't be [26:04] part of the prosperity. But I think [26:06] that's what Trump is signaling to them. [26:07] He's saying, "Listen, [26:09] let's put all of this crap behind us. [26:10] Let's put all of this war behind us. All [26:12] of this destroy Israel behind us." [26:15] They're not going to listen to him [26:16] because they don't think that way. [26:19] But if they don't want to join the [26:20] Abraham Accords, big deal. [26:23] You know, I don't I'm not [26:25] sitting there going, "Oh, please, [26:25] please, please join the Abraham [26:27] Accords." Anyway, that's my take on this [26:28] whole situation. [26:30] Hope you found it interesting. Hope you [26:31] find it useful. God bless.
