Aryeh Lightstone, Senior Adviser to the US Ambassador to Israel
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Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone is a Senior Adviser to the US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. He is a key member of the Trump Administration facilitating the normalisation of relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain and currently manages the emerging Abraham Fund created to deploy billions of dollars to the region to enhance peace. Aryeh shares the experience of being in the Oval Office when President Donald Trump, Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to announce the agreement. He also talks on how the Accords can progress in the short and long term, the reality of other regional factors and the hope for a prosperous Middle East.
The Abraham Accords Podcast is hosted by Robert Curtis (CEO of Pipe Global) and Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem) who are Founding Members of the UAE-Israel Business Council created to promote trade, innovation and co-operation.
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