House Passes Bill Encouraging Arab Nations to Normalize Relations With Israel

The House of Representatives on April 25 passed a bill encouraging nations in the Middle East to normalize their relations with Israel.
The House passed the bill in a 401–19 bipartisan vote under a suspension of normal House voting rules.
The legislation was introduced by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), who emphasized the “strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel.” She cited a long history of “cooperation on issues such as defense, diplomacy, energy, cybersecurity, agriculture, science, and space.”
The bill comes in the wake of the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements that saw Israel normalize its relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan in late 2020 and early 2021….}