Let My People Know: The Incredible Story of Middle East Peace—and What Lies Ahead: Aryeh Lightstone, New York, Encounter Books, 2022

No one better than a representative assigned the task to put the wheels of the Abraham Accords in motion could give a bird’s eye view of the events leading to signing the Accords and the aftermath. Aryeh Lightstone’s narration of the story surrounding the Accords gains credibility as he was part of high-level discussions on the ‘Peace to Prosperity’ vision. Lightstone was Chief-of-Staff to David Friedman, who served as US Ambassador to Israel between 2017 and 2021. He was the liaison between the States parties to the Accords and was in charge of facilitating the Accords’ implementation. Let My People Know: The Incredible Story of Middle East Peace—and What Lies Ahead echoes what the author believes should be the US policy in the Middle East—Treat allies like allies and enemies like enemies. He mentions in the book’s initial pages, ‘Being pro-Israel is America’s national character’ (p. 6), and later on ‘Israel’s love for America and its dependence on the United States are pretty much an unquestioned foundation of Israeli foreign policy’ (pp. 75–76). In a nutshell, Let My People Know revolves around these convictions as it keeps the Abraham Accords at the centre of the discussion. Spread over 39 chapters lasting less than 10 pages each, the book keeps readers hooked on the story of the Abraham Accords.