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Trump's Peace: The Abraham Accords And The Reshaping Of The Middle East
“You want to know the truth? Had I not come along, I think Israel would have maybe been destroyed by now. Okay?”
Published in Hebrew in Israel in early December 2021, Trump’s Peace was the first book about Trump’s signature foreign policy achievements in the Middle East and quickly became a bestseller. It is based on a series of exclusive conversations between former US President Donald Trump and senior Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, as well as interviews with US secretaries of state, senior advisors and diplomats in capitals across the Middle East, and even secret service agents intimately involved in Israel’s covert diplomatic efforts.
President Trump’s policies and decisions fundamentally reshaped the geopolitical map of the Middle East. The Abraham Accords, brokered by his administration, brought about peace and normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. The only part of Trump’s legacy to receive bipartisan domestic praise and widespread global support, the accords could be considered the biggest diplomatic breakthrough of the century in the Middle East peace process.
“[Netanyahu] was very early [to congratulate Biden on the election results]. Like, earlier than most. I haven’t spoken to him since. Fuck him. ”
In his book, Ravid goes behind the scenes of Trump’s term in office and delivers exclusive insights into the secret discussions and agreements between Israel and the Gulf states. Many of the stories told here — especially those regarding the president’s relationship with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu — have never been told before. With unrivaled access in Jerusalem, Washington, DC, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Rabat, Ravid is able to offer the most comprehensive, engaging and balanced account yet of those four dramatic years in the Middle East. This latest edition also includes a new chapter on the legacy of the accords and the Biden administration’s relationship with them.“Trump’s Peace is a blockbuster of a book…Ravid delivers a mesmerizing tick-tock of the making of the Abraham Accords, the normalization of Israel’s relations with four non-neighboring Arab states…. The result is a well-paced and engrossing read.” – The Guardian “Trump’s Peace is a fluent description of the fascinating political and diplomatic engagements between Israel, the US and the Arab world in the last five years. Ravid’s book is eye opening and rich with information that was whispered in closed rooms.” – HaaretzBarak Ravid is the Middle East correspondent for Axios and the diplomatic correspondent for Walla! News in Israel. One of the most senior reporters in his field in Israel, he started his journalistic career in 2005 as a diplomatic correspondent for NRG. He then spent a decade as the diplomatic correspondent and columnist for the Haaretz daily, before moving to television from 2017 to 2020 as Channel 13’s diplomatic correspondent. He is a regular presence on US television networks, including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS and Newsmax. He has a highly visible social media presence, and his weekly “Axios from Tel Aviv” newsletter is read by tens of thousands of subscribers in Washington and around the world.
Ravid has spent almost two decades covering Israel’s national security and foreign policy, as well as US policy in the Middle East.
Published in Hebrew in Israel in early December 2021, Trump’s Peace was the first book about Trump’s signature foreign policy achievements in the Middle East and quickly became a bestseller. It is based on a series of exclusive conversations between former US President Donald Trump and senior Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, as well as interviews with US secretaries of state, senior advisors and diplomats in capitals across the Middle East, and even secret service agents intimately involved in Israel’s covert diplomatic efforts.
President Trump’s policies and decisions fundamentally reshaped the geopolitical map of the Middle East. The Abraham Accords, brokered by his administration, brought about peace and normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan. The only part of Trump’s legacy to receive bipartisan domestic praise and widespread global support, the accords could be considered the biggest diplomatic breakthrough of the century in the Middle East peace process.
“[Netanyahu] was very early [to congratulate Biden on the election results]. Like, earlier than most. I haven’t spoken to him since. Fuck him. ”
In his book, Ravid goes behind the scenes of Trump’s term in office and delivers exclusive insights into the secret discussions and agreements between Israel and the Gulf states. Many of the stories told here — especially those regarding the president’s relationship with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu — have never been told before. With unrivaled access in Jerusalem, Washington, DC, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Rabat, Ravid is able to offer the most comprehensive, engaging and balanced account yet of those four dramatic years in the Middle East. This latest edition also includes a new chapter on the legacy of the accords and the Biden administration’s relationship with them.“Trump’s Peace is a blockbuster of a book…Ravid delivers a mesmerizing tick-tock of the making of the Abraham Accords, the normalization of Israel’s relations with four non-neighboring Arab states…. The result is a well-paced and engrossing read.” – The Guardian “Trump’s Peace is a fluent description of the fascinating political and diplomatic engagements between Israel, the US and the Arab world in the last five years. Ravid’s book is eye opening and rich with information that was whispered in closed rooms.” – HaaretzBarak Ravid is the Middle East correspondent for Axios and the diplomatic correspondent for Walla! News in Israel. One of the most senior reporters in his field in Israel, he started his journalistic career in 2005 as a diplomatic correspondent for NRG. He then spent a decade as the diplomatic correspondent and columnist for the Haaretz daily, before moving to television from 2017 to 2020 as Channel 13’s diplomatic correspondent. He is a regular presence on US television networks, including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS and Newsmax. He has a highly visible social media presence, and his weekly “Axios from Tel Aviv” newsletter is read by tens of thousands of subscribers in Washington and around the world.
Ravid has spent almost two decades covering Israel’s national security and foreign policy, as well as US policy in the Middle East.
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Published May 11, 2023
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January 3, 2022
עבודה עיתונאית ברמה הכי גבוהה שיש. הספר הזה הוא הרבה מעבר ל"Fuck him."
February 6, 2022
מרתק! שאפו גדול לברק רביד.
June 1, 2023
Incredible description of the Abraham Accords with great detail and insight.
Barak Ravid does a terrific job introducing the characters who made it happen.
I tried reading the Hebrew version when it came out (the Hebrew version has a nicer cover with a Middle East map over President Trump, and not a banana) but had trouble following the story and all the characters. That is more a testament to my Hebrew, then it is to his writing.
Trump's Peace gives you the personal stories, explains the why people engaged and what they were hoping to achieve. Very clarifying and entertaining.
Barak Ravid does a terrific job introducing the characters who made it happen.
I tried reading the Hebrew version when it came out (the Hebrew version has a nicer cover with a Middle East map over President Trump, and not a banana) but had trouble following the story and all the characters. That is more a testament to my Hebrew, then it is to his writing.
Trump's Peace gives you the personal stories, explains the why people engaged and what they were hoping to achieve. Very clarifying and entertaining.
December 30, 2024
Ravid’s book is a great account of the behind the scenes of the Abraham Accords, with much appreciated depth in its examination of the inner workings of politics and diplomacy, and its realistic assessment of the world leaders who played a role in the agreements.
January 12, 2022
תיעוד עיתונאי מרתק,מעניין ומותח.
אני לא מעניק לו חמישה כוכבים מהסיבה הפשוטה שמעט התאכזבתי.
הסיפור מתמקד רק במדינות מסוימות ולא מכניס את האספקט הכלל מזרח תיכוני מהזווית האמריקאנית.
בנוסף היו חלקים שחזרו על עצמם והספר יכל להיות ארוך יותר ולפרוס כם על היחסים הסודיים עם ערב הסעודית ולא להשאיר אותם ממש לחמשת העמודים האחרונים,במיוחד בהתחשב בעובדה שמדובר במדינה המשפיעה ביותר באזור מקרב הצד הסוני.
אני לא מעניק לו חמישה כוכבים מהסיבה הפשוטה שמעט התאכזבתי.
הסיפור מתמקד רק במדינות מסוימות ולא מכניס את האספקט הכלל מזרח תיכוני מהזווית האמריקאנית.
בנוסף היו חלקים שחזרו על עצמם והספר יכל להיות ארוך יותר ולפרוס כם על היחסים הסודיים עם ערב הסעודית ולא להשאיר אותם ממש לחמשת העמודים האחרונים,במיוחד בהתחשב בעובדה שמדובר במדינה המשפיעה ביותר באזור מקרב הצד הסוני.
May 5, 2022
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