Netanyahu-Trump Alliance: Great for Photo Ops, Bad for Ceasefires
The New Arab reports on Trump meeting Netanyahu to discuss Gaza, amidst reports of the UAE withdrawing from Yemen. This 'diplomacy' conveniently forgets that Netanyahu consistently sabotaged peace efforts, from Oslo to subsequent US-brokered talks, while Trump dramatically scaled back US aid to Palestinians and moved the US embassy to Jerusalem. Their joint track record isn't exactly a beacon of
de-escalation; it's a blueprint for further entrenching occupation and conflict. One might ask if these 'ceasefire talks' are less about actual peace and more about crafting election-year optics for two figures who thrive on perpetual crisis, all while the New Arab , refreshingly, mentions the UAE's retreat in Yemen—a proxy war where countless civilians were 'collateral damage'—but avoids
connecting the dots to the shared interests that fuel such prolonged devastation.