While we have a demonstrative four year record on Israel, the Palestinians, and the wider Middle East that will not shift course, there are a few elements of a second Trump term that will be different than the first, with the groundwork now beginning to be laid.
By pursuing Oslo, by doing what was right and not what was popular, Rabin distinguished himself as a statesman rather than a politician.
Relations with Arab world, country’s global standing improve thanks to social media department deep within Foreign Ministry.
Turkey’s reasons for wanting to become a player in Palestinian politics have little to do with the Palestinians themselves. Erdogan has always seen his road to becoming a more prominent global Muslim leader as running through Jerusalem, and he has for years positioned himself as the true defender of Jerusalem and al-Aqsa against alleged Israeli aggression.
Most Jewish voters believe that Biden will better handle COVID-19, terrorism, anti-Semitism, and Iran. But Israel is an exception: close to half of all Jews surveyed by the AJC believe that Trump is better suited to strengthen the relations with Israel (42%).
Netanyahu, Gantz, and many others in the Israeli government have enjoyed the benefits of an American president and his advisers who have given them carte blanche in the West Bank. If you want one of the best signals that they believe this unprecedented period is about to end, watch the supermarket sweep currently unfolding.
“Aulcie” documents the rollercoaster life of famous player No. 8 and how his relationship with Israel and the Jewish people ultimately lead to his conversion to Judaism and adopting the Hebrew name Elisha ben Avraham.
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