Beyond the ‘Unbreakable Bond’: Is the US reclaiming the wheel from a self-destructive Israel?

Has Donald Trump’s sharp rebuke of Israel in his 23 October Time Magazine interview fundamentally changed the calculus in the Middle East? His comments immediately sparked two opposing views: for some, his position represents the clear demarcation of a genuine shift in US foreign policy; for others, it is nothing more than a political ploy designed to claw back credibility lost by the US during two years of Israeli genocide in Gaza. Regarding the end of the recent Gaza genocide, Trump claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “had to stop because the world was going to stop him,” adding, “You know, I could see what was happening … and Israel was becoming very unpopular.” With these words, Trump signalled his […]