A founding member and co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has co-sponsored and shepherded several legislative initiatives to advance the accords.

Ernst announced that she won’t seek reelection next year, at a time of fragility for the U.S.-brokered pacts between Israel and Arab nations.

At a fifth anniversary celebration for the accords on Wednesday held by the American Jewish Committee, Ernst told JNS that the accords are built to last, with the backing of Capitol Hill.

“It will stand the test of time because it is about peace and stability,” she said. “That is the goal of the Abraham Accords: greater cooperation—economically, educationally, militarily.”

“So this is what we all want, and you will hear from Democrats and Republicans that the accords

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