Trump’s Middle East plan is practical, but won’t bring peace
Trump’s proposal wasn’t just a peace deal. Rather, it’s about enshrining the status quo on the ground
06 February 2020 - 13:00
The US doesn’t need the Middle East the way it used to. As US energy production surges, the US has begun to disengage from the region (see Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya). And without the need to keep the broader Middle East peace for the sake of its energy interests, the US now has the luxury of choosing which battles it wants to wage.
Most recently, that has meant pushing forward a Middle East peace plan between Israelis and Palestinians that’s much more pro-Israel than any US administration has put forward before...
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