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Sun 14 Aug 2022 12:25 pm - Jerusalem Time

Haaretz: The countries of the Abraham Accords refused to participate in a conference to commemorate its second anniversary

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported today, Sunday, that an international conference to commemorate the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords, which was supposed to be held in Israel next month, has been canceled.

According to the newspaper, this came after the representatives of the countries that were invited to participate in the conference refused because of the approaching Israeli elections .

The newspaper pointed out that recently, officials who were invited to the conference in Israel conveyed a message that they feared that their participation in it would be portrayed as interference in the elections, pointing out that it was decided later in Israel to suspend the move.

The Minister of Regional Cooperation, Issawi Freij, confirmed the news, telling Haaretz: "Unfortunately, we had to postpone the conference because of the elections and in order not to involve our partners in the campaign," noting that his office is now trying to hold an alternative conference after the upcoming elections in November. next.

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Haaretz: The countries of the Abraham Accords refused to participate in a conference to commemorate its second anniversary

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