Trump Touts 'New Middle East' as Old One Burns
According to the BBC, Trump was lauded by Israeli lawmakers for his role in brokering an 'Israel-Hamas ceasefire' (an interesting reframing of diplomatic efforts that largely benefit the established regional power). This 'dawn of a new Middle East' narrative conveniently ignores the ongoing dispossession of Palestinians, the expansion of illegal settlements, and the fact that similar 'new eras'
have been declared approximately every decade since 1948 by various US and Israeli figures. Remember the 'Deal of the Century' that quietly disappeared? One might wonder if this 'new Middle East' is simply the old one, but with an updated PR campaign. How many times can a region be 're-dawned' before we acknowledge the sun never truly sets on deeply entrenched geopolitical realities?