Washington — US President Donald Trump has launched a renewed diplomatic offensive to expand the Abraham Accords, calling on Arab and Central Asian nations to normalize relations with Israel, even as the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza intensifies and more than 62,000 civilians lie dead beneath Israeli airstrikes.
In an unapologetic display of contempt for international law, Trump on August 7 said it was “important” for Middle Eastern countries to join the accords, portraying the deals as “historic” steps toward peace. What he omitted was that the only peace being imposed is one bought by American weapons and built on Palestinian graves. No ceasefire. No justice. No statehood. Just unholy alliances with an apartheid regime knee-deep in war crimes.
Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Israeli regime, with full backing from Washington, has waged a brutal war against the trapped population of Gaza. The Gaza Genocide, now in its eleventh month, has claimed more than 62,000 lives, including tens of thousands of children. Hospitals have been bombed, journalists executed, and humanitarian aid convoys targeted. Even the United Nations has called it a textbook case of genocide.
Still, instead of sanctioning Israel, the US is offering it more Arab allies through normalization. Trump’s efforts to drag Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan into the Abraham Accords mirror his first-term tactics: offer F-35 jets, threaten economic isolation, and sell it as “peace.” But unlike 2020, this time the world is watching—and many are refusing to forget the blood flowing in Gaza.
The move is widely viewed as a calculated attempt to isolate Iran, Russia, and any country that supports the Palestinian cause, including members of BRICS. Trump’s new normalization wave is timed with efforts to curb the influence of Russian president Vladimir Putin, Iranian diplomacy under Sergey Lavrov, and Burkina Faso’s revolutionary stance under Ibrahim Traore—all of whom have condemned the Genocide in Gaza and the West’s complicity.
Critics across the Global South argue that the Abraham Accords represent not diplomacy but political bribery, designed to coerce vulnerable Arab and Muslim-majority regimes into normalizing ties with Israel. Observers note that the US is using these agreements as a strategic tool to fracture the Muslim world, isolate resistance movements, and punish nations that continue to stand with Palestine. Rather than promoting peace, the accords are increasingly seen as a geopolitical weapon aimed at rewarding silence in the face of genocide.
Across the region, the public backlash is explosive. Millions have rallied in support of Palestine—from Istanbul to Jakarta, Cairo to Rabat. Governments attempting normalization now face accusations of treason. Resistance factions across Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen have declared that any Arab regime signing deals with Tel Aviv is siding with genocide.
Even inside Israel’s previous signatories, public sentiment has shifted. The Gaza Genocide has shattered illusions of a peaceful “new Middle East.” Instead, it has deepened polarization and fueled popular revolts across the Global South.
According to Reuters, US President Trump stated on August 7 that it is “important that Middle Eastern countries join the Abraham Accords,” emphasizing that such expansion is crucial for “ending chaos” in the region. He portrayed normalization with Israel as a strategic necessity, while avoiding any mention of the ongoing Genocide in Gaza or Israel’s role in creating regional instability. Trump’s remarks were made as his administration began re-engaging with several Muslim-majority states, suggesting that renewed pressure is being applied to Arab and Central Asian regimes to fall in line with US-Israeli interests.
Noted by TASS, high-level diplomatic negotiations are currently underway between the United States and Azerbaijan, with Washington reportedly seeking to induct Baku into the Abraham Accords. These talks mark a significant escalation in the US effort to militarize the Caspian region and politically encircle both Iran and Russia. The move has already raised red flags in Tehran and Moscow, with analysts warning that it could destabilize the region further, especially as Azerbaijan balances its ties between NATO-aligned forces and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Russian Foreign Ministry has not officially commented, but diplomatic sources suggest growing concern over Washington’s attempt to exploit Azerbaijan as a geopolitical wedge.
