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Here's why I'll gladly give Trump all the credit for the hostage deal

JL;DR SUMMARY Rob Eshman discusses the recent hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, asserting the importance of the United States' role in Middle Eastern peace efforts. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasTrumpGazaAbraham AccordsBenjamin NetanyahuPalestiniansMiddle East PeaceHostage DealU.S. Diplomacy

Places mentioned

Israel
"The hostage deal that Israel and Hamas announced today reaffirms the critical role the United States has to play in bringing Israelis and Palestinians together."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"who have suffered for so long in Gaza finally be free."
Saudi Arabia
"to build on the success of the Abraham Accords, the trademark foreign policy achievement of Trumps first administration, by announcing a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel."
United States
"The U.S. still needs to be in the room where it happens when it comes to making progress in the Middle East."
Jordan
"The 1994 Israel-Jordan Accords happened after then-President Bill Clinton used carrots and sticks to bring about King Husseins signature."
Egypt
"One of the remarkable, shining rays of hope over the past 15 months of war is that the Abraham Accords held, as did Israels peace deals with Egypt and Jordan."
Tehran, Iran
"a major sponsor of Hamas and Hezbollah, and dashed the hopes of every extremist in Qatar, Tehran or Gaza City who dreams of eradicating Israel."
Qatar
"a major sponsor of Hamas and Hezbollah, and dashed the hopes of every extremist in Qatar, Tehran or Gaza City who dreams of eradicating Israel."

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