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.