U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan after the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
July 29, 2025 — In a powerful opinion piece published on Fox News, national security experts Victoria Coates and Robert Greenway argue that the Abraham Accords — brokered by former President Donald Trump in 2020 — continue to offer the most viable path toward sustainable peace in the Middle East, and that clinging to outdated paradigms like the Oslo Accords only prolongs conflict and instability.
“The idea that Middle East peace cannot and should not advance without a formal agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is outdated and demonstrably untrue,” the authors assert. “Indeed, it has done little but exacerbate conflict over the last 30 years and undermine U.S. interests in the region.”
Their article highlights the enduring success of the Abraham Accords, which have survived the pressures of war and regional unrest — including the post-October 7 conflict and the aftermath of a 21-month escalation. Despite turmoil, diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian collaboration between Israel and its Arab partners has not only persisted but strengthened.
In 2025 alone, Israel conducted multiple high-level diplomatic visits to Abu Dhabi and signed a series of bilateral agreements with Accords partners. The authors also note that coordination between Israel, the UAE, and Morocco has facilitated the effective delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza — a humanitarian lifeline built on the trust established since 2020.
Coates and Greenway argue that Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for breaking away from the entrenched and ineffective Oslo model, and for forging new relationships between Israel and its Arab neighbors based on mutual benefit and regional integration.
“President Donald Trump obviously deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for breaking with the failed Oslo peace process paradigm… and for building new bridges of mutually-beneficial cooperation between Israel and its Arab neighbors.”
They also warn that the Palestinian Authority, under the long-standing leadership of Mahmoud Abbas, is at a crossroads. The Authority continues to foster incitement and reject reform, they claim, while neglecting to spur economic development or prepare for democratic transition.
“The Palestinian Authority… oversees an Authority that continues to promote incitement, while failing to combat corruption or advance meaningful economic growth.”
Looking ahead, the authors believe the post-Abbas era presents a crucial choice for Palestinian leadership — to embrace the collaborative spirit of the Abraham Accords or to remain mired in decades of rejectionism.
Coates and Greenway conclude with a strong message to the international community:
“Rather than attempting to delegitimize President Trump’s achievement in advancing the Abraham Accords, all who claim to care about the Palestinians or Middle East peace should seek to strengthen these historic agreements.”
With Trump’s return to the political forefront and growing interest in multilateral frameworks like the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor and a potential Middle East Security Alliance, they see renewed potential for stability and prosperity in the region — if the right lessons are learned.
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