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“Mad” is how one Middle East source reacted to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “takeover” of Gaza. So why would someone well versed in Trumpian tactics and the nuance of Middle East diplomacy give such an undiplomatic assessment?
Simply put, the US president’s apparent policy flip on Gaza – in the views of most Middle East leaders – is in no one’s best interests. Not theirs, not the Palestinians’ – not even Trump’s.
On the worst interpretation, Trump’s radical departure from decades of US foreign policy of supporting the potential establishment of a Palestinian state, that includes Gaza, signals what so many in the…
