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Trump’s Gulf tour underscores Israel’s diplomatic disadvantage

JL;DR SUMMARY President Trump's visit to Gulf states, excluding Israel, has highlighted concerns among pro-Israel advocates about the U.S. potentially sidelining Israel in favor of financial interests with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations. 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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Abraham AccordsSaudi ArabiaDonald TrumpU.S. Israel RelationsGulf StatesDiplomacyNormalizationMiddle East PolicyCheckbook Diplomacy

Places mentioned

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"When President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Air Force One descended into Riyadh with a Saudi F-15 escort."
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"The gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called nation-builders, neo-cons or liberal nonprofits..."
Kabul, Afghanistan
"The gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called nation-builders, neo-cons or liberal nonprofits like those who spent trillions failing to develop [Kabul], Baghdad, so many other cities..."
Baghdad, Iraq
"The gleaming marvels of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were not created by the so-called nation-builders, neo-cons or liberal nonprofits like those who spent trillions failing to develop [Kabul], Baghdad, so many other cities..."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Trump has taken several steps in recent days that at least create the appearance of distance between Washington and Jerusalem."
Yemen
"With the encouragement of Saudi Arabia, which has sought to deescalate tensions in the region including with the Houthis and in Syria as a means to furthering economic stability, the president announced that the U.S. would cease its campaign against the Houthis..."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly was not part of American negotiations with Hamas to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander although he attempted to push back on this narrative with a post on X saying Alexander would not have been freed without Israels recent military activity in Gaza."
Qatar
"While those issues will almost certainly come up in Trumps stops in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, intensive discussions about security concerns are expected to be secondary to the investments Trump is eager to announce from Gulf sovereign wealth funds."

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