WASHINGTON, D.C. — For more than a year, the United States has steadfastly backed Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip while quietly counseling restraint. With Donald Trump's return to the White House, the nuance will vanish, although his hunger for dealmaking makes him less predictable.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For more than a year, the United States has steadfastly backed Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip while quietly counseling restraint. With Donald Trump 's return to the White House, the nuance will vanish, although his hunger for dealmaking makes him less predictable. Trump , unlike every other recent president, has never committed to a fully sovereign, independent Palestinian state.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a mid-October letter, gave Israel a month to allow more assistance into Gaza or face cutoffs of some US weapons.They ultimately decided not to take action despite Israel not meeting metrics on the number of aid trucks and a new United Nations-backed assessment warning of imminent famine in Gaza.
Already Small Distance With Israel To Vanish With Trump
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