Biden and Bibi spoke on April 4, 2024, after anti-semitic pressure from many in his party. Note anti-Israelism is antisemitism
On the phone, Biden “made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers,” the White House said in a statement following the leaders’ call. “He made clear that U.S. policy concerning Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.”
The White House also told Netanyahu that an “immediate cease-fire is essential” and urged Israel to reach such an accord “without delay,” describing the conversation as “direct” and “honest.” Associated Press 4/4/2024
Telling Netanyahu that an “immediate cease-fire is essential” and urging Israel to reach such an accord “without delay” gives Hamas and its sugar daddy Iran an advantage in any negotiating that may happen.
Truth be told, the October 7th massacre may not have happened if Biden hadn’t ignored a program created by Trump, which put the Middle East on the road to peace.
The operative words are may not. I can’t say the Abraham Accord would have made peace between Israel and her neighbors, but I am damned sure it had a chance. And even if it didn’t make an announced guaranteed peace in the Middle East, things would be a lot calmer.
On September 13, 2020, almost 3 and 1/2 years ago, President Trump announced the first Abraham Accords deals. The UAE agreed to recognize Israel, exchange diplomats, and begin economic cooperation.
Over the next four months, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan were added to the list of countries making peace with the Jewish State. President Donald’s deputy national security advisor informed me that other Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, were about to hop on the peace train. However, on January 20, 2021, the process ended as soon as Donald Trump left the White House.
The deals the Trump administration mediated were the product of thinking outside of the box. The Biden Administration crawled back into the box.
Unlike previous administrations (both Democratic and Republican), Trump’s deals did not involve “land for peace,” only “peace for peace.” The supposed peace experts of previous administrations had always bloviated that no Arab country would ever formalize ties with Israel before a Palestinian state was created—the Trump team proved them wrong.
The Abraham Accords resulted from a Trump strategy that most still don’t understand
Step One: In January 2020, the president produced the “deal of the century,” A plan to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians. It was more than a peace plan because it “set up” the Palestinians. Trump understood the deal would have one of two results:
- The Palestinians will work with the administration and eventually adopt it with changes, which means peace will occur.
- The Palestinians will choose not to participate in creating the deal. The patience of moderate Arab states, already strained because the Palestinians refused to compromise in previous deals, would have their patience strained even further if Abbas declined to work with Trump on a peace proposal. Opening them up to make individual peace deals.
ii correctly understood the moderate Arab States were tired of the Palestinian’s refusal to even try to make peace. They were tired of carrying the Palestinians— many of the moderate states were already dealing with Israel behind the scenes.
Step Two: The Arab countries working with Israel behind the scenes were the Sunni-led states such as the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan (and the Saudis). They were working with Israel (quietly) because they believed that Shia Iran was an existential threat. By pulling out of the Iran nuke deal (the JCPOA) and pressuring Iran with increased sanctions, Trump proved to the Sunni countries who see Iran as an existential threat that, unlike Obama, he had their backs against Iran.
Biden promised to return to the JCPOA and normalize relations with Iran, and his foreign policy team is filled with people who helped to negotiate the deal under Obama. Thus, he removed one of the incentives to create public peace with Israel.
Step Three: Before the Abraham Accord deals could be made, Jerusalem had to be recognized as Israel’s capital. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the U.S. embassy there. This move removed the religious component from the equation. The Arab States that made peace would not be conceding the Muslim’s third holiest city to Israel—it was a done deal.
Step Four: Another move that Trump had to make before mediating these peace deals was to make America energy independent. With that independence, no oil-producing nation could claim economic leverage over the United States and force its Middle East policy.
Step Five: Unlike the peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan, the Abraham Accords were economic deals. The Trump vision was economic peace. Strong trade between the countries will create lasting peace. For example, the Israel/UAE deal announcement language included:
Delegations from Israel and the United Arab Emirates will meet in the coming weeks to sign bilateral agreements regarding investment, tourism, direct flights, security, telecommunications, technology, energy, healthcare, culture, the environment, the establishment of reciprocal embassies, and other areas of mutual benefit. Opening direct ties between two of the Middle East’s most dynamic societies and advanced economies will transform the region by spurring economic growth, enhancing technological innovation, and forging closer people-to-people relations.
The other deals have similar sections because a strong economy is a powerful inducement to make and maintain peace.
But what about the Palestinians? If the Abraham Accords process continued, that would eventually happen. Trump understood that Palestinian leaders were reluctant to make peace, so the ultimate goal of the accords was to isolate them. As the number of countries in the Abraham Accords process grew, the Palestinians would find themselves alone, and instead of blaming Israel for their failings, they would be forced to make peace themselves.
I can’t promise the Abraham Accords would have made peace between Israel and her neighbors, but I am damned sure it had a chance. And even if it didn’t make an announced guaranteed peace in the Middle East, things would be much calmer.
Many of Biden’s foreign policy team members supported the JCPOA and helped negotiate it. By working on getting back into the JCPOA (and now abandoning Afghanistan), Biden has destroyed the trust of the Sunni states, who no longer believe that the U.S. has their backs.
Much of the Biden foreign policy team, including Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Robert Malley, Avril Haines, Karine Jean-Pierre, and others, has a history of anti-Israel actions.
These people are in-the-box thinkers. They have no interest in making peace deals between Israel and Arab states without Israel first making a deal with the Palestinians. Per the Palestinians, to make a deal, Israel would have to make all the concessions before a deal can even be discussed—team Biden agrees.
The deals the Trump administration mediated were the product of thinking outside of the box. The Biden Administration has crawled back into the box.
The peace deals that Team Trump moderated took a totally different approach. Unlike previous administrations (both Democratic and Republican), the deals did not involve “land for peace,” only “peace for peace.” The supposed peace experts of previous administrations had always bloviated that no Arab country would ever formalize ties with Israel before a Palestinian state was created—the Trump team proved them wrong.The other deals have similar sections because a strong economy is a powerful inducement to make and maintain peace.
But what about the Palestinians? If the Abraham Accords process continued, that would eventually happen, too. Trump understood Palestinian leaders were reluctant to make peace, so the ultimate goal of the accords was to isolate them. As the number of countries in the Abraham Accords process grew, the Palestinians would find themselves alone, and instead of blaming Israel for their failings, they would be forced to make peace themselves.
So why was this strategy that showed so much promise dumped? Mainly because the process began under Donald Trump’s presidency. The Biden Administration policy is that anything done by the “bad orange man” must be canceled. Thus, we have a southern border crisis and a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Team Biden’s rejection of anything involving Trump damages their attitude toward the Abraham Accords process.
Many of Biden’s foreign policy team members supported the JCPOA and helped negotiate it. By working on getting back into the JCPOA (and now abandoning Afghanistan), Biden has destroyed the trust of the Sunni states, who no longer believe that the U.S. has their backs.
Much of the Biden foreign policy team, including Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Robert Malley, and Avril Haines, had a history of anti-Israel actions. They were also interested in something other than making Trump look like a success by thinking outside the box.
Instead, they tried creating peace deals between Israel and Arab states without Israel first making a deal with the Palestinians. Just like Biden wanting to give Hamas the negotiating advantage, a cease-fire is essential.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump had a strategy for Arab/Israel peace that was actually working. It stopped when Biden became president because of the belief that everything Trump accomplished was terrible.
Instead, they went back to the old ways that didn’t work. Notably, before Israel makes peace with any Arab countries, it must first make peace with the Palestinian Authority. And they believe Israel should be the only party making concessions in negotiations with the Palestinians. In other words, the Abraham Accords will not expand to other countries and will not build peace in the entire Middle East, thanks to Biden and his team.
What about the Palestinians? If the Abraham Accords process continued, that would eventually happen. Trump understood that Palestinian leaders were reluctant to make peace, so the ultimate goal of the accords was to isolate them. As the number of countries in the Abraham Accords process grew, the Palestinians would find themselves alone, and instead of blaming Israel for their failings, they would be forced to make peace themselves.
I can’t promise the Abraham Accords Would have made peace between Israel and her neighbors, but I am damned sure it had a chance. And even if it didn’t make an announced guaranteed peace in the Middle East, things would be much calmer.
Many of Biden’s foreign policy team members supported the JCPOA and helped negotiate it. By working on getting back into the JCPOA (and now abandoning Afghanistan), Biden has destroyed the trust of the Sunni states, who no longer believe that the U.S. has their backs.
Much of the Biden foreign policy team, including Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Robert Malley, Avril Haines, Karine Jean-Pierre, and others, has a history of anti-Israel actions.
These people are in-the-box thinkers. They have no interest in making peace deals between Israel and Arab states without Israel first making a deal with the Palestinians. Per the Palestinians, to make a deal, Israel would have to make all the concessions before a deal can even be discussed—team Biden agrees.
The deals the Trump administration mediated were the product of thinking outside of the box. The Biden Administration has crawled back into the box.
The peace deals that Team Trump moderated took a totally different approach. Unlike previous administrations (both Democratic and Republican), the deals did not involve “land for peace,” only “peace for peace.” The supposed peace experts of previous administrations had always bloviated that no Arab country would ever formalize ties with Israel before a Palestinian state was created—the Trump team proved them wrong.The other deals have similar sections because a strong economy is a powerful inducement to make and maintain peace.
But what about the Palestinians? If the Abraham Accords process continued, that would eventually happen, too. Trump understood Palestinian leaders were reluctant to make peace, so the ultimate goal of the accords was to isolate them. As the number of countries in the Abraham Accords process grew, the Palestinians would find themselves alone, and instead of blaming Israel for their failings, they would be forced to make peace themselves.
So why was this strategy that showed so much promie was dumped. Mainly because the process began under Donald Trump’s presidency. The Biden Administration policy is that anything done by the “bad orange man” must be canceled. Thus, we have a southern border crisis and a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Team Biden’s rejection of anything involving Trump damages their attitude toward the Abraham Accords process.
Many of Biden’s foreign policy team members supported the JCPOA and helped negotiate it. By working on getting back into the JCPOA (and now abandoning Afghanistan), Biden has destroyed the trust of the Sunni states, who no longer believe that the U.S. has their backs.
Much of the Biden foreign policy team, including Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Robert Malley, and Avril Haines, had a history of anti-Israel actions. They were also interested in something other than making Trump look like a success by thinking outside the box.
Instead, they tried creating peace deals between Israel and Arab states without Israel first making a deal with the Palestinians. Just like Biden wanting to give Hamas the negotiating advantage, a cease-fire is essential.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump had a strategy for Arab/Israel peace that was actually working. It stopped when Biden became president because of the belief that everything Trump accomplished was terrible.
Instead, they went back to the old ways that didn’t work. Notably, before Israel makes peace with any Arab countries, it must first make peace with the Palestinian Authority. And they believe Israel should be the only party making concessions in negotiations with the Palestinians. In other words, the Abraham Accords will not expand to other countries and will not build peace in the entire Middle East, thanks to Biden and his team.
The other deals have similar sections because a strong economy is a powerful inducement to make and maintain peace.
But what about the Palestinians? If the Abraham Accords process continued, that would eventually happen. Trump understood that Palestinian leaders were reluctant to make peace, so the ultimate goal of the accords was to isolate them. As the number of countries in the Abraham Accords process grew, the Palestinians would find themselves alone, and instead of blaming Israel for their failings, they would be forced to make peace themselves.
I can’t promise the Abraham Accords Would have made peace between Israel and her neighbors, but I am damned sure it had a chance. And even if it didn’t make an announced guaranteed peace in the Middle East, things would be much calmer.
Many of Biden’s foreign policy team members supported the JCPOA and helped negotiate it. By working on getting back into the JCPOA (and now abandoning Afghanistan), Biden has destroyed the trust of the Sunni states, who no longer believe that the U.S. has their backs.
Much of the Biden foreign policy team, including Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Robert Malley, Avril Haines, Karine Jean-Pierre, and others, has a history of anti-Israel actions.
These people are in-the-box thinkers. They have no interest in making peace deals between Israel and Arab states without Israel first making a deal with the Palestinians. Per the Palestinians, to make a deal, Israel would have to make all the concessions before a deal can even be discussed—team Biden agrees.
The deals the Trump administration mediated were the product of thinking outside of the box. The Biden Administration has crawled back into the box.
The peace deals that Team Trump moderated took a totally different approach. Unlike previous administrations (both Democratic and Republican), the deals did not involve “land for peace,” only “peace for peace.” The supposed peace experts of previous administrations had always bloviated that no Arab country would ever formalize ties with Israel before a Palestinian state was created—the Trump team proved them wrong.The other deals have similar sections because a strong economy is a powerful inducement to make and maintain peace.
But what about the Palestinians? If the Abraham Accords process continued, that would eventually happen, too. Trump understood Palestinian leaders were reluctant to make peace, so the ultimate goal of the accords was to isolate them. As the number of countries in the Abraham Accords process grew, the Palestinians would find themselves alone, and instead of blaming Israel for their failings, they would be forced to make peace themselves.
So why was this strategy that showed so much promie was dumped. Mainly because the process began under Donald Trump’s presidency. The Biden Administration policy is that anything done by the “bad orange man” must be canceled. Thus, we have a southern border crisis and a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Team Biden’s rejection of anything involving Trump damages their attitude toward the Abraham Accords process.
Many of Biden’s foreign policy team members supported the JCPOA and helped negotiate it. By working on getting back into the JCPOA (and now abandoning Afghanistan), Biden has destroyed the trust of the Sunni states, who no longer believe that the U.S. has their backs.
Much of the Biden foreign policy team, including Antony Blinken, John Kerry, Robert Malley, and Avril Haines, had a history of anti-Israel actions. They were also interested in something other than making Trump look like a success by thinking outside the box.
Instead, they tried creating peace deals between Israel and Arab states without Israel first making a deal with the Palestinians. Just like Biden wanting to give Hamas the negotiating advantage, a cease-fire is essential.
The bottom line is that Donald Trump had a strategy for Arab/Israel peace that was actually working. It stopped when Biden became president because of the belief that everything Trump accomplished was terrible.
Instead, they went back to the old ways that didn’t work. Notably, before Israel makes peace with any Arab countries, it must first make peace with the Palestinian Authority. And they believe Israel should be the only party making concessions in negotiations with the Palestinians. In other words, the Abraham Accords will not expand to other countries and will not build peace in the entire Middle East, thanks to Biden and his team.
