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When did Donald Trump become a liberal Zionist?

JL;DR SUMMARY In an unexpected pivot, President Donald Trump has introduced a peace plan for Gaza that aligns with liberal Zionist principles, marking a significant departure from his previous hardline stance. 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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HamasIsraeli Palestinian ConflictGazaMiddle EastDonald TrumpNetanyahuTwo State SolutionLiberal ZionismInternational RelationsCompromise

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC on Sept. 29."
Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just agreed to President Donald Trumps Gaza peace plan which almost reads as if it was written by J Street, the liberal Zionist lobbying group that has long pushed for a peaceful two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"For years, Trump had led the Israeli hard right and its American enablers to believe that under his watch, Israel wouldnt cede an inch of land to the Palestinians. Trump himself floated the idea of a United States-run future Gaza, rebuilt as Palm Beach East."
Sudan
"So what happened? How did a president who just a month ago was trying in vain to get Sudan to accept two million forcibly relocated Gazans come to support a plan that recognizes Palestinian rights, and seeks the kind of compromise pushed by his Democratic and Republican predecessors?"
United Kingdom
"And Trump watched as countries like the United Kingdom and Canada, which have been steadfast allies and trading partners of Israel, recognized a Palestinian state."
Canada
"And Trump watched as countries like the United Kingdom and Canada, which have been steadfast allies and trading partners of Israel, recognized a Palestinian state."

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