Saudi Arabia
The president departed for the United States after securing economic deals in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The meeting, the first between U.S. and Syrian leaders in 25 years, was hailed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as “historic.”
“Oh, what I would do for the crown prince,” Trump said in announcing that he will lift sanctions on Syria, as a gesture to Mohammed bin Salman.
“This development would be a dramatic and unacceptable policy change that would drastically hamstring the Middle East peace process,” the House members wrote.
The U.S. president said it is his “fervent hope, wish and even my dream” that the kingdom joins the Abraham Accords.
“If the Saudis want peace for peace, with a maximized win-win for everyone, we’re very happy about that,” said the Israeli finance minister.
“It will be one of the most important announcements that have been made in many years about a certain subject. Very important subject,” said the U.S. president.
On Friday, Trump said that Riyadh may soon join the Abraham Accords.
Experts warned of persistent threats alongside major regional and energy opportunities for the Jewish state.
European leaders who unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood “pretend to be advancing peace when in fact they are knowingly weakening Israel,” expert tells JNS.
Rasheedul Mowla, who faces up to 20 years in prison, “was ready to kill and die for” ISIS, according to the NYPD commissioner.
Economic interests are not the only thing driving the Americans into the Saudis’ open arms. There’s also a clear-eyed assessment of the global stage.
