In a new interview with TIME Magazine, President Donald Trump made clear that Israel should not proceed with extending sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, cautioning that doing so would severely damage its relationship with Washington. The conversation, published Thursday, took place before the Knesset held a preliminary vote on the measure.
“It won’t happen,” Trump told TIME. “It won’t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries. And you can’t do that now. We’ve had great Arab support. It will not happen. Israel would lose all of its support from the United States if that happened.”
The president stressed that maintaining strong ties with Arab nations remains central to the stability achieved since the Gaza ceasefire. He credited those alliances with reshaping regional politics and emphasized that pushing sovereignty now would undermine that progress.
During the wide-ranging discussion, Trump reflected on his diplomatic efforts following the truce in Gaza, his view of Iran’s diminished influence, and his plans to personally visit the Gaza Strip. When asked directly whether such a visit would occur, he replied, “I will,” confirming his intention to go. He added that he had been invited to head the newly created “Board of Peace,” which he said will play a major role in determining the region’s next steps. “The Middle East has never been brought together. It’s really been brought together now,” he said.
Trump also spoke warmly about his recent meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. According to the president, their conversation was friendly and marked by mutual respect. He said Abbas praised his accomplishments in the region. “He said, ‘You’ve done something that no other president would have done,’” Trump recalled. “He congratulated me. He said, ‘What you did is not even possible to do.’”
Looking ahead, Trump said that Saudi Arabia is nearing full normalization with Israel under the Abraham Accords. Describing the momentum as historic, he added confidently, “We have peace in the Middle East.”
{Matzav.com}
Israel should continue annexing Yehuda and Shomron, our own land. If anything, it’s the US who’ll lose.
Ted Cruz says the three billion dollars the United States sends to Israel each year is actually a bargain because in return America gains access to Mossad’s top-level intelligence.
Cruz says replicating Mossad in the U.S. would cost tens of billions, making the partnership a bargain for national security.
He says every American should thank Israel and Mossad for the protection and intelligence they provide.
This headline is sort of funny after reading the following headline from Bibi on the same webpage:
“US Does Not Dictate Our Policy”