Gilad Erdan believes Israel must develop relations with African-American community
Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Washington Gilad Erdan said the coming months could bring important developments for relations between Israel and countries in the Middle East, as the Accords expand. Abraham.
In an interview published by the Israel Hayom daily on Thursday, the former Likud minister described intensive efforts by the US administration to persuade more countries to normalize their relations with Israel.
Gilad Erdan, who is also Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, a post he will continue to hold after leaving Washington, said “the Abrahamic Accords are a prime example of the policies the US administration has adopted despite the political polarization in the United States. At first, the agreements met with much criticism in Congress, but they persisted nonetheless. “
“Over time,” continues Gilad Erdan, “the administration has intensified its efforts to integrate other countries and to exert influence over important Muslim countries which currently do not have official diplomatic relations with Israel, in hope that peace treaties will result. The officials responsible for these efforts are of a higher standard than those in the past, and I hope that we will soon see the fruits of their labor. The current administration is investing heavily in this area, ”he noted.
Gilad Erdan also stressed that Israel needs to do more to develop ties with the younger generation of Americans, and especially with African Americans.
“Mainstream Democrats support Israel, but Palestinians have managed to connect with the Black Lives Matter movement, although nothing really connects the two narratives,” he said.
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