Let My People Know: The Incredible Inside Story of Middle East Peaceand What Lies Ahead

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Aryeh Lightstone, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, is uniquely poised to unravel the past, present, and, most importantly, the future of U.S. foreign policy with the Middle East.

"A powerful affirmation of humanitys capacity to achieve the extraordinary."Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President, 2017-2021

"Aryeh demonstrates that faithful adherence to ones core beliefsin both his faith and his nationare not only possible but necessary. Read and enjoy."Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, 2018-2021

The Trump Administration's "Peace to Prosperity" vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace.

Aryeh Lightstone is uniquely positioned to tell the story. As the senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he was in the room for nearly every major discussion and decision involving Middle East policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the Abraham Accords: turning them into practical action and doing it quicklyduring a pandemic, no less. In addition, he led the Abraham Accords Business Summit and the Abraham Fund, and served as the key contact between Israel and the other Accords nations.

Let My People Know provides a behind-the-scenes account of the strategies that allowed the Abraham Accords to be struck, and an unvarnished look at the region's idiosyncrasies that factored into the process. A rabbi and an enthralling storyteller, Lightstone paints a vivid picture of the varied cultures and personalities involved. He also offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of an embassy.

Finally, he explains what the Biden administration must do better to advance America's interests abroad. We now have a paradigm for a forward-looking Middle East policy that ultimately benefits the United States. Lightstone makes the case for strategic action to maintain the momentum.

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Aryeh demonstrates that faithful adherence to ones core beliefsin both his faith and his nationare not only possible but necessary.His description of his work alongsideour team is humble and captures both the spiritof the peace we achieved and the future of stability and prosperity we pray will follow.Read and enjoy.Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, 2018-2021

Let My People Knowis a powerful affirmation of humanitys capacity to achieve the extraordinary. Lightstone played a meaningful role in the implementation of the Abraham Accords, and with this inspirational account he proveshimself a skilled chronicler.Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President, 2017-2021

Let My People Knowprovides amazing behind-the-scenes stories and insights from someone who had a front-row seat to incredible events. Aryeh Lightstone might not be a household name yet, but his contributions to Americas successful policies toward Israel and the Middle East during the Trump administration were untiring, historic, and much deserving of praise.His service in helping to unite Israel and the United States will be felt by many for years to come.Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 20172019

Author Bio

From 2017 to 2021, Aryeh Lightstone served as the senior advisor to the most influential U.S. Ambassador to Israel ever, David Friedman. In this supporting role, he helped advance U.S.-Israel bilateral relations, with a focus on technology cooperation, infrastructure expansion, and economic development. He was appointed Special Envoy for Economic Normalization, serving as the point person in Israel for the implementation of the Abraham Accords. Prior to joining the State Department, Lightstone worked as an educator, rabbi, management professional, entrepreneur, and issue advocate. He is a Denver native and now splits his time between Israel and the U.S. with his wife and four very adorable children.