Newsflash: Trump Did Not Achieve Middle East Peace

This is just in: Trump did not achieve Middle East peace.

Turns out the parties/populations that were in a state of war, since 1948: Israel, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinians, remain in a state of war.

The Middle East peace he achieved? Formalizing the trade relationships status-quo between the UAE/Bahrain and Israel, and giving Sudan hundreds of millions, to have the Sudan dictator sign a "peace" agreement. None of these countries are at war with Israel.

The side effect of the Abraham Accords, is setting aside all Palestinian claims, and adding another level of complexity to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

The Biden Administration, on the other hand, managed to broker an agreement, signed last week, between Israel and Lebanon, to formalize their maritime border, and eliminate a war between Hezballah and Israel, something neither Lebanon not Israel can afford, not to mention global peace.

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OggggO · 36-40, M

I thought it was Israel and Morocco.

Northwest · M

@OggggO Morocco was one of the countries involved, but the initial accord was between Israel and the UAE/Bahrain (Bahrain does whatever the UAE tells it to).

However, in Morocco's case, just as it was with the UAE case, it was a mere formality. The relationship between Morocco and Israel has been more than friendly for decades, and Israelis, of Moroccom descent, are some of the wealthiest Israelis, and maintain homes and businesses in both countries, and are part of the upper echelon of Israeli and Moroccon societies. A bunch of them I interacted with in the tech industry, and when I lived in Israel.

OggggO · 36-40, M

@Northwest Yeah, I knew they were already on good terms, and that it just made official what was already a stable status quo. I just didn't know there were any other countries involved.

Northwest · M

@OggggO Morocco is a "bonus" if you will. The agreement gave an excuse to Morocco to formally recognize what was information, a few months after the agreement between the UAE/Bahrain and Israel was signed.

The UAE's ruler wants an anti-Iran pact, and a joint Israeli-UAE overwhelming military force, to potentially attack Iran. That's also Netanyahu's wet dream. The current Israeli government, while concerned about Iran's Mullah's plans, does not want war, but would still love to openly sell Israeli technology and agricultural products, into the ultra spendy UAE/Gulf markets.