Sunday, August 16, 2020

Trump’s Win Is a Loss for the Middle East

 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/14/trump-mideast-israel-uae-deal-395567

The Trump administration announced a deal this week between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which was immediately hailed as “an historic day for peace in the Middle East” by Mike Pompeo’s State Department. A flurry of similar analyses framed the deal as “a big win for Trump,” and a “geopolitical earthquake.”

But that was exactly the point of this deal: a lot of publicity for the deal-makers, but not much substance to the deal. In fact, this “breakthrough” is mostly a PR boost for the three leaders involved: President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohamed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, the costs will be borne by the one party not involved in the arrangement, the Palestinians.

 

 

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3 comments :

  1. Kalonymus HaQatanAugust 16, 2020 at 11:52 AM

    What a stupid article. Only loser is the author. Oh, and Iran.

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  2. Garnel IronheartAugust 17, 2020 at 12:14 AM

    I agree. What a stupid article. Here's an amazing step forward for Israel and the Arab world but because Trump pulled it off, they can't see the positive.

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  3. Daas TorahAugust 17, 2020 at 5:46 AM

    rught!
    and since Trump is involved nothing could be wrong!
    Another perfect call!

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