The Palestinian Refugees in Light of the 2020 Abraham Accords

Since 1948, attempts have been made to solve the Palestinian refugee problem. All have failed. Complex international and regional constraints complicate the issue, as do internal political constraints on both Israeli and Palestinian sides. In light of the positive changes in the broader Israeli-Arab conflict—the signing of the Abraham agreements in 2020 by the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and the subsequent normalization agreements with Sudan and Morocco—the purpose of this article is to address this question: Is there any possibility of arriving at a lasting resolution to the Palestinian refugee problem? The main argument is that although the Abraham Accords do not directly address the Palestinian refugee problem or intend to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, these accords will produce, in the long run, a new political vision of the Middle East and may contribute to a solution to this complex issue.