Establishing A Legacy
of Peace and Prosperity

The United States of America is a state in North America that declared its independence on July 4th, 1776. Due to the size of its population and its wealth, the United States has played an increasingly central role in global affairs over the last two centuries.

Since the 1960’s, the United States relation with Israel has been extremely strong, with the United States playing a critical role in the promotion of peaceful relations between Israel and its neighbors. The Egypt-Israel peace treaty was signed at the White House on 26 March 1979, following twelve days of negotiations at Camp David, the country retreat of the President of the United States. The United States played a central role in the negotiation of the Israel-Jordan Peace treaty in 1994, with the Washington Declaration that ended the official state of enmity between the states being signed in Washington DC and President Bill Clinton also being present for the subsequent signing of the peace treaty on October 26, 1994. Finally, the United States under the Trump administration played a central role in the negotiations of the normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, and Kosovo, known collectively as the Abraham Accords.

Located at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the area encompassed by the modern-day state of Israel has been at the center of historical developments in the region for thousands of years and is of central importance to all three Abrahamic religions. The first appearance of the name “Israel” is on an inscription by an Egyptian pharaoh called the “Merneptah Stele” dated to 1208 BCE, and the land has been the spiritual home of the Jews for approximately 3,000 years. Jews have been forced into exile from their spiritual homeland numerous times throughout history, beginning with the Assyrian destruction of the capital of Ancient Israel in 722 BCE and the Babylonian conquest of Judah in the early sixth century BCE. However, a continuous presence of some size has always remained, and returns from the diaspora of various sizes have never ceased.

The modern state of Israel proclaimed its independence on May 14, 1948. Today, it ranks near the top of world rankings in various measures such as standard of living, innovativeness, education level of the population, and percentage of the population in high-skilled employment.

Egypt has one of the longest and most storied histories of any country on earth, with Ancient Egypt being considered one of the “Cradles of Civilization”. Due to its strategic location, Egypt has featured prominently in the history of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia for thousands of years. On February 22, 1922 the Kingdom of Egypt became independent, and following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the Egyptian Republic was declared. 

On March 26 1979, Egypt became the first Arab state to recognize Israel when it signed the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. For this courageous act, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (along with Israeli Prime minister Menachem Begin). Today, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and has the second largest economy in Africa. Due to its storied history, millions of tourists visit Egypt every year.

Due to its location at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia, for thousands of years the area of the present-day Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has featured prominently in the historical developments of the region. On May 25, 1946, the Transjordan parliament ratified the treaty that recognized the independence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (shortened to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1949).

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ranks high in the Human Development Index and has one of the highest proportions of well-educated and skilled workers in the region. Due to its historical significance, the country is a major tourist destination, featuring some of the most famous tourist sites on the planet. On October 26, 1994 the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty was signed at the White House. 

The area of present-day Kingdom of Morocco has been the site of numerous prosperous states throughout history, with its strategic location along the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar often rendering it a major regional power. 

On March 2, 1956, the Declaration of Independence of the modern Kingdom of Morocco was signed. Since independence, Morocco has become one of the major economies in Africa, routinely ranking highly in terms of GDP and in quality-of-life indexes. On December 10, 2020 the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was announced, and a joint declaration was signed on December 22, 2020. 

The area that constitutes the modern-day United Arab Emirates was home to a prosperous trading culture. Its location on the shores of the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz has meant that the area has been central to economic and military developments in the region for thousands of years.

On December 2, 1971, the United Arab Emirates was founded upon the agreement by six emirates to enter into an official political union. The emirate of Ras al-Khaimah joined the union on January 10, 1972. Since independence, impressive economic growth has seen the United Arab Emirates become one of the wealthiest states on earth. On August 13, 2020, the agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations was announced, with the agreement formally signed at the White House on September 15, 2020. 

The area that constitutes the modern-day Kingdom of Bahrain has been inhabited by humans since ancient times, when it was a key trading hub between the civilizations of Mesopotamia and the Indus River valley. Bahrain was famed for its central importance to the pearl trade, which flourished in the region for thousands of years. 

The Kingdom of Bahrain declared its independence on August 15, 1971. In 2008, Bahrain was named the world’s fastest-growing financial center by the Global Financial Centres Index, and has been ranked by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal as among the freest economies in the world. On September 11, 2020 the agreement between Bahrain and Israel to normalize relations was announced, and the agreement was formally signed on September 15, 2020 at the White House. 

Containing the legendary Nile River, the area of the modern-day Republic of Sudan has featured prominently in the history of North Africa and West Asia for thousands of years. Sudan was declared an independent state on January 1, 1956. On October 23 2020, Sudan and Israel agreed to normalize relations, making it the fifth Arab state to do so, and the third as part of the Abraham Accords. 

The Republic of Kosovo is a state that is located at the center of the Balkans. Due to its location, the area that constitutes modern-day Kosovo has long been integrated into the Mediterranean world, having been part of the Roman Empire.

Kosovo declared independence on February 17, 2008. The majority of the population is Muslim, with the highest percentage of Muslims of any European country besides Turkey. Despite its relative religious homogeneity, Kosovo is widely ranked as one of the freest and most equal states on earth in terms of tolerance towards other religions and atheism. On September 4 2020, Kosovo and Israel mutually agreed to recognize each other and on March 14, 2021 Kosovo officially established an embassy in Jerusalem.