Five years later, Israel is locked in a war fought on seven fronts, and the Accords face their toughest test yet. Although people-to-people connections there have been the strongest of all the Abraham Accords partners, public anger over the war in Gaza has strained relations. Meanwhile, Sudan, which signed onto the Accords in 2020, has since descended into civil war, creating openings for Iranian, Hamas, and al-Qaeda influence to return. Why the Accords HoldWhy haven’t the Accords collapsed under the weight of war, Iranian pressure, and public anger? The Qatar ChallengeThe greatest immediate threat to the Accords, Schanzer warns, comes from Qatar.