Jerusalem Embassy - The ISIS dream.
Jerusalem Embassy - The ISIS dream.

President Trump has  revived the call to move our Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The original reasons for locating in Tel Aviv were practical and twofold: security after the 1948 Arab Israeli war, and the fact that the Israeli government was initially located in Tel Aviv. But then the Israelis moved their government to Jerusalem and, for the most part, security was established in the land.  Our Embassy, however, stayed in Tel Aviv. Now the location of our Embassy is a red flag that could block our moves to discredit and defeat ISIS.

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Middle East Peace Process, Peacekeeping, Politics, Terrorism, US Embassy, US Foreign PolicyNed WalkerTel Aviv, Palestine, Arab, Israel, President Trump, Jerusalem, US Ambassador, Move of Embassy to Jerusalem, Terrorism, ISIS, al qaedaComment
Will Trump "fire" Netanyahu?
Will Trump "fire" Netanyahu?

At their meeting tomorrow the match-up will be uneven.  Bibi does his homework and will know precisely what has been going on in the White House and the Congress.  He will be better informed than his interlocutors, including the President. His intelligence on the Middle East region as it impacts on Israel is better than ours, and his attention to detail makes him a formidable negotiator.  Bibi has a lot in common with President Trump but has been at it a lot longer.  If there is a clash, we will probably not see it.  But if President Trump thinks he can bully Prime Minister Netanyahu, Trump better be prepared to lose.

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Middle East Peace Process, Terrorism, US Foreign Policy, Arab-Israel, Domestic Policy, United Nations, Security CouncilNed WalkerIsrael, Iran, Palestinians, Netanyahu Trump Summit, Israeli Settlements, February 15, Peace Negotiations, US Middle East Policy