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So it would seem that the Abraham Accord Strategy outlined and publicly released in December of 2016 by Jared Kushner - even before Trump took office - was a success.

As for Omicron, The science shows us that attempting to keep this latest variant out id not only doomed to fail, but counter to achieving a successful resolution to ending the Covid Crisis. While this variant seems to be much more contagious, it is also much less deadly with only one death reported Worldwide and zero in the US. Most of the health experts agree that this natural and positive course for the CoV-SARS-2 Viruses that cause Covid is both unavoidable and demonstrates the natural progression viruses take. The negative effects of vainly attempting to 'control' this natural progress, is only going to make matters worse for the society in general - especially those who are not able to work remotely and the millions who rely on tourism and public engagement to put bread on their table.

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There is no question that the Abraham Accords were a success. But they were the backup plan. Trump wanted to negotiate a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. He learned that with Netanyahu it would not happen. As to Omicron, we do not know, people forget that death is a lagging indicator, usually 4-6 weeks after infection, so time will tell. The only way to end this is have good treatments. As soon as we can treat it effectively it becomes just another disease. The other problem is long Covid which remains a big question mark.

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The "success" was that Netanyahu correctly chose peace with our Sunni Arab Neighbors over Bibi's threat to annex the Territories. By all accounts, the Abraham Accords have been a tremendous success for the Israeli economy and defense establishment. For those who paid attention, this was clearly articulated by Kushner prior to Trump even taking office.

We actually do know quite a bit regarding the Omicron virus - especially thanks to the South African Health Officials and the data so far (Omicron has been active for well over two months already), while partial, is conclusive regarding the lethality of the variant. This also alligns with the normal course that virus display in order to survive themselves.

As for treatments, all one has to do is look at Florida where priorities were placed on providing monoclonal antibody treatment over largely ineffective mask-mandates and shutdowns to see the effective outcomes that have resulted and the positive economic and civil liberties Floridians are enjoying thanks to politicians who follow the science, rather than the politics. https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/monoclonal-antibody-therapy/ We can treat it effectively - especially for those who are not immune-compromised, obese, or elderly. Vaccinations are also having a positive impact on the non-lethality of Covid which is unfortunately not going away completely anytime soon.

Other technologies like ActivePure air purification systems, used in thousands of schools, restaurants & businesses are able to safely and effectively neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus and all variants. https://hospitalitytech.com/carillon-miami-wellness-resort-announces-cutting-edge-health-partnerships-establish-new-standard

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