Fmr. Trump envoy on negotiating the Abraham Accords | Jason Greenblatt (interview) | FRONTLINE

The Abraham Accords represent a diplomatic strategy that prioritizes building relationships between Israel and Arab nations (particularly Gulf countries) as a pathway to regional stability, rather than requiring a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a prerequisite. This approach, which Jason Greenblatt implemented as White House special envoy, aimed to create economic and security partnerships that could eventually benefit all parties, including Palestinians, by demonstrating that normalization is possible even without resolving the core political dispute. The strategy involved cultivating personal relationships with regional leaders like Saudi Crown Prince MBS, leveraging informal diplomatic channels, and recognizing that different Arab nations have varying levels of readiness for normalization.