Abraham Accords opened door to 'new regional architecture

(JNS) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Abraham Accords showed there is “genuine respect” for the Jewish state across the region, Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Tuesday.

Defrin opened his remarks to the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem by telling attendees he wanted to share “something more personal: my perspective on where we are today and why, after everything we’ve witnessed, I am very optimistic.”

“Israel is a small country, living in a very difficult neighborhood,” he said. “As Israelis, we were raised on one simple idea: we’ll defend ourselve...