https://www.wsj.com/articles/peace-groups-hate-the-abraham-accords-arab-israel-iran-progressives-11635794408?mod=opinion_lead_pos10
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid flew to Manama, Bahrain, in September to open the new Israeli Embassy, where he stated, “May our people live in peace and prosperity forever.” The ceremony was proof that last year’s Abraham Accords continue to foster peace and prosperity.
Mr. Lapid’s trip, the first by an Israeli foreign minister to Bahrain, showed the emerging Arab and Israeli determination to unite against the threat of Iran. As Mr. Lapid said: “Our opportunities are shared. Our threats are also shared, and they aren’t far from here.”
Iran’s propaganda apparatus sprang into action to condemn the visit: Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said: “This stain will not be erased from the reputation of Bahrain’s rulers. The people of the region will continue to oppose the process of normalization of ties with the Zionist regime.”
Opposing the Abraham Accords has become a diplomatic priority for Iran, and it’s clear why. The more Arab-Israeli ties produce good results, the more the people of the region will reject Iran’s malign influence. And so Iran has campaigned to sabotage new relations.
More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, attended a Sept. 24 conference in autonomous Kurdistan on normalizing ties between Iraq and Israel. But many who attended were soon forced to renounce the conference after receiving death threats from pro-Iran militias.
Equally disturbing is the Oct. 3 attempt to assassinate businessman Teddy Sagi and other Israelis in Cyprus. Whether Tehran is behind the attack is disputed, but Iran’s record of killing Israelis abroad is long. The hope is that other Israelis will be deterred from venturing abroad to form commercial relations with new partners in the region.