JERUSALEM, Israel – To many international leaders and Mideast observers, the Abraham Accords seemed impossible just a few years ago. The historic peace agreements are gaining more acceptance and regional support.

Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon recently gave a group of international diplomats a tour of Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to show them the positive effects the accords are already having on the region.

“We are all very proud of the Abraham Accords that were signed by President Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu and leaders from the gulf,” said Danon. “Today we see the fruits of those agreements. We took a delegation of diplomats including the vice president of Paraguay, ministers for foreign affairs for an eight-day trip to the UAE, Bahrain and Israel. We feel that it’s an important accord, but we feel that we can do much more with other countries.”

Paraguay’s vice president felt the trip provided deep meaning for him.   

“First of all, being in the Holy Land is always important for every Christian, like I am, and the legacy Danny Danon is passing into us, the ambassador that organized this trip to the three countries that are part of the Abraham Accords,” said Vice President H.E. Hugo Velazquez. “We see that [it] is possible to have peace between the human beings.”

The likely renewal of the Iranian nuclear deal, plus the regime’s threat to Israel and the Gulf states, cast a shadow over the visit and the region. A Bulgarian ambassador sees a region separated into two camps: one of war and one of peace.