Even earlier than his surprising announcement on a Gaza takeover, the international ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, in addition to the Secretary Basic of the Palestine Liberation Group, had written to Mr Trump’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and urged him to work with them on implementing the two-state resolution for the Israeli-Palestinian battle that Mr Trump now has all however doomed.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman condemned it in no unsure phrases, unequivocally ruling out normalisation with Israel within the absence of a viable Palestinian state.
With out Saudi backing, Trump’s different signature Center East coverage – a regional, US-backed alliance in opposition to Iran to drive Tehran “to make an amazing deal” – will even battle to get off the bottom.
A return to his most stress marketing campaign in opposition to Iran is now sure following an govt order to this impact. However with out broader Arab-Israeli rapprochement, the success of this coverage will probably be extra restricted.
For years, Tehran has managed to use the plight of the Palestinians and the shortage of Arab assist for his or her trigger. Iran has solid an alliance of proxies and enlisted them within the combat in opposition to Israel whereas additionally mobilising anger amongst strange Arabs and channelling it in opposition to the ruling monarchies within the Gulf states.
The regime in Tehran could also be weaker now than at any time prior to now decade because of repeated air strikes by Israel and the wars in opposition to Hamas and Hezbollah, however the circumstances that allowed it to change into a harmful regional energy are nonetheless there.
