(OPINION) During his first term in office, President Trump was a steadfast ally of Israel, acknowledging Jerusalem as its eternal capital by moving the embassy,
recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan, and instituting the Pompeo Doctrine, stating that Jews living in Judea and Samaria did not violate international law.
While many of his opponents tried to discount the Abraham Accords as a non-achievement, it stands as a foundation for peace and prosperity in the region.
The agreement was achieved by discarding decades of unsuccessful policy based on the false premise that peace between Israel and any Arab state could only be achieved through the creation of a Palestinian state.
The Biden administration rejected the success of the Abraham Accords and returned to a policy based on a horribly misnamed “Two-State Solution.”
Biden’s policy of appeasing Iran was directly responsible for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the resulting multi-front war Israel is currently fighting.
Less than a month into his second term, the “Trump effect” results are already being felt in the region.
After almost two years of negotiations by the Biden administration based on a strategy of pressuring Israel, Israeli hostages were still languishing in Gaza.
The threat of a pro-Israel administration resulted in a ceasefire agreement that released some of the hostages.
But it is already clear that the best is yet to come. Netanyahu is currently in Washington as the first foreign leader hosted by Trump at the White House.
And the news coming out of the Oval Office is stunning. Just a few weeks ago, Saudi Arabia threatened that they would not sign an agreement normalizing relations with Israel that did not include the creation of a Palestinian State.
Trump announced on Wednesday that the Saudis had backed down and would consider an Abrahamic agreement with Israel. He also announced that the hostage release deal would be completed.
Perhaps the most stunning revelation was a typically straight-to-the-heart-of-the-matter solution to Gaza proposed by Trump.
Much of the debate over Gaza has focused on the day after the war ends. While it is clear that Hamas cannot be allowed to rule Gaza, the Palestinian Authority has allied with Hamas.
It has shown itself to be unstable and a promoter of violence. Anti-Israel elements from other countries object to a return to 2005 when Israel controlled the security in Gaza. READ MORE
