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Israel can’t compete in checkbook diplomacy. These tech leaders have other ideas

JL;DR SUMMARY As the US focuses on major economic deals with Gulf nations during President Trump's Middle East visits, Israeli tech leaders see an opportunity to elevate Israel's position through innovation and technology rather than competing directly in checkbook diplomacy. 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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Trump AdministrationTech DiplomacyNetanyahuGulf StatesUs Israel RelationsInnovationMiddle East DiplomacyVenture CapitalEconomic Strategy

Places mentioned

Qatar
"In Qatar, it was an eye-popping $1.2 trillion economic commitment in trade agreements and direct investment."
Saudi Arabia
"Saudi Arabia pledged to invest $600 billion in the United States in defense, energy and infrastructure."
United Arab Emirates
"And in the United Arab Emirates, Trump announced a series of agreements including one to build Stargate UAE, the largest artificial intelligence campus outside the United States, in partnership with OpenAI and Nvidia worth more than $200 billion, on top of $1.4 trillion previously committed in U.S. investments."
Israel
"Missing from the list of deals announced on Trumps Middle East junket was any kind of similar agreement with Israel, which Trump did not visit on his first major trip abroad since returning to office."
United States
"Israel is a larger trading partner to the U.S. than either Saudi Arabia, the UAE or Qatar,..."

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