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Published on: 23/01/2025 | 00:00:00
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United States President Donald Trump said the “proudest legacy” of his presidency would be that of “peacemaker and unifier” he said on Monday that he was “not confident” that the deal he has largely been credited with forcing through would hold. But, Trump added, “It’s not our war. It is their war.” But his early actions as well as his first four years in office leave little doubt about his administration’s unwavering support for Israel. Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, Elise Stefanik, said Israel has a “biblical right” to the West Bank. The actions and statements only built upon what Trump had already done during his first term as president from 2017 to 2021. Israeli forces began a raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, killing at least 10 people. HA Hellyer, a political analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in London and at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, suggested that Trump may already be preparing to blame others – likely Hamas – for the potential collapse of the deal he has claimed credit for brokering. Hellyer pointed to Netanyahu’s repeated claims that Israel has a “right” to resume fighting in Gaza – and US backing to do so. Trump is expected to once again seek a deal that, while cementing his legacy, would also likely benefit his business interests in the region. But normalisation requires a more inclusive political project than the Abraham Accords, which Trump promoted in his first term. Israel has shown no interest in anything that might get Palestinians closer to statehood. This week, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that the October 7, 2023 attacks on southern Israel have been a “wake-up call” about its plausibility. And then there are Trump’s own at times conflicting allegiances: to a large Christian Zionist political base that is firmly aligned with Israel’s most far-right political elements.
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