[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 165 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4724-H4725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HISTORIC ABRAHAM ACCORDS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the Post and Courier of 
Charleston on September 19 editorialized ``Good news at last from the 
Middle East.''
  ``A series of friendship treaties between Bahrain and the United Arab 
Emirates with Israel, midwifed by his (Trump's) unorthodox Middle East 
diplomatic team, provides constructive news from a region that sorely 
needs it.''
  ``With strong support from his first United Nations ambassador, Nikki 
Haley, Mr. Trump rejected his predecessor's ambiguous stance toward 
Israel and strongly supported the Jewish nation. With worries 
increasing about Iranian aggression and power, some Arab nations began 
looking at Israel as a potential ally rather than an enemy.''
  ``But Mr. Trump has been constructive in limiting Iranian 
interference in Iraq and promoting friendship between Israel and major 
Sunni Arab nations . . . he deserves credit for seizing the moment to 
take an important step toward creating a more peaceful region.''
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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