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Why normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia won’t happen now, regardless of what Trump wants

2025-11-14
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: November 14, 2025
In: Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia

Advertisements Donald Trump aims to push Israel-Saudi normalization next week during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman. MBS favors a weapons deal and a defense pact, while Israel will be in the background, working to ensure its regional dominance remains intact. Read more at MondoweissContinue Reading

Biden refuses to abandon the normalization fantasy

2024-05-19
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: May 19, 2024
In: Israel, Joe Biden, Saudi Arabia

Advertisements Recognition of Palestinian rights is the only way forward for the region, but that is simply not something Joe Biden is capable of considering. Read more at Mondoweiss.Continue Reading

Saudi-Israel Normalization Is Not A Path To Ending The Violence in Palestine and Israel

2024-02-06
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: February 6, 2024
In: Bibi Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Saudi Arabia

Advertisements Once again, Biden is trotting out this terrible, potentially destructive idea that has little chance of even coming to be and no chance of being helpful. In the latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter, I explain why this is a bad idea, and why it is being pushedContinue Reading

Biden’s ‘day after’ plan for Gaza reflects ignorance and incompetence

2024-01-18
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: January 18, 2024
In: Gaza, Joe Biden

Advertisements There really isn’t any way to sugar-coat Joe Biden’s and his whole administration’s approach to Middle East policy. The foibles that have always plagued U.S. policy in the region are magnified to a monstrous degree with Biden. That includes the extreme bigotry that places no value on Arab, andContinue Reading

Why the White House Backs Bibi: Biden and the Sukkot War, Part II

2023-11-14
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: November 14, 2023
In: Gaza, Joe Biden

Advertisements In the conclusion of this piece for The Battleground, I get into the reasons why Joe Biden has risked the 2024 election, his personal legacy, and the stability of the entire Middle East in order to back Israel and a prime minister to whom he had previously been giving theContinue Reading

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