Entries by Kevin MacDonald

More on the Trump-Israel split

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Jewish Insider, May  25, 2015 Top Middle East, Israel and Iran officials pushed out of NSC The firings come as President Trump is looking to centralize foreign policy decision making The top National Security Council officials overseeing the Middle East and Israel and Iran portfolios — seen as pro-Israel voices in the administration — were […]

Jewish Insider on the Trump-Netanyahu Split

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This term, there are also the dueling foreign policy factions within the Trump administration, the so-called “restrainers” and the more traditional Republicans. The Trump administration’s moves to centralize its foreign policy decision-making — diminishing the role of Congress and the National Security Council — has created a situation in which some Israeli officials are uncertain […]

Mint Press News: Trump’s Break with Israel: Genuine Shift or Political Theater?

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Even if the administration’s current sidelining of Tel Aviv in favor of the Gulf states is temporary and conducted purely for expediency, given current geopolitical contexts, never before in Israel’s history have its leaders’ wishes and wills been so flagrantly and concertedly overlooked or outright contravened in American corridors of power. Trump’s Break with Israel: […]