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‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Former U.S. President Donald Trump, known for his strong pro-Israel stance during his first term, is creating waves by seemingly sidelining Israel in his second term as he builds a new U.S. policy in the Middle East. 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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Iran Nuclear DealDonald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsNetanyahuGaza ConflictAmerica FirstMiddle East PolicySaudi Israeli NormalizationHouthi TruceBipartisan Pushback

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Israel
"Trump has spent the past month building out a vision for U.S. policy in the Middle East that appears to be sidelining the country and its leader."
Jerusalem, Israel
"moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, withdrawing from the Iran nuclear agreement, brokering normalization deals with Arab states and more."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Trump brokered a deal to release dozens of Israeli hostages from Gaza without committing Israel to end the war then said the U.S. would take over the territory."
Yemen
"Trump announced that the United States and the Houthi terror group in Yemen had reached a truce without requiring the Houthis to stop attacking Israel."
Saudi Arabia
"Trump was no longer demanding that Saudi Arabia recognize Israel as part of a broader pact with the United States."
Iran
"Trump announced that the United States would conduct direct negotiations with Iran, Israels chief adversary and Netanyahus bete noire."
Washington DC, United States
"Avraham Ben-Tzvi, a scholar of U.S.-Israel relations and columnist for the right-leaning daily Israel Hayom, pointed to a bitterness toward Israel in Washington, D.C."

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