Analysis: What will survive of U.S.-Middle East policy under Biden? By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub
FILE PHOTO: Israel s Prime Minister Netanyahu, U.S. President Trump, Bahrain s Foreign Minister Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister bin Zayed wave during signing ceremony for Abraham Accords in Washington
TRUMP HEIGHTS, Occupied Golan Heights (Reuters) – Trump Heights, Trump Square, Trump train terminal: Israel isn’t shy about honouring Donald Trump, who is widely admired among Israelis for his staunch support of their country.
But in the Palestinian territories, no U.S. president was openly reviled as much as Trump, or depicted in such unflattering terms in portraits and effigies across the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
Analysis: New president's challenge is to walk back not just Trump-era policy without being accused of retreating altogether from conflict as his secretary of state says 2-state solution is way to ensure Israel's future as Jewish, democratic state
Mike Pompeo advanced a worthy foreign policy that accelerated Washington’s turn against China, crippled Tehran’s ability to project power, and brought the Middle East closer to peace. By no means is he a proponent of realism and restraint, at least as the non-interventionist beltway set understands these terms. That’s actually to his credit.