Bahrain will be joining the United Arab Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel. This is following a series of bilateral deals the White House has been trying to facilitate in the Middle East. President Trump loves to tout any sort of progress made with Israel as being good for the region, which has some basis in reality. However, this ignores the long and strenuous conflict between Palestine and Israel in the fight for a two-state solution. Palestinian leadership called the deal a "shattering of the Arab consensus". This all comes following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian General. With tensions at an all-time high following the dissolution of the Iranian nuclear deal, the current administration is looking for allyship in the middle east.
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Matthew J. Nealon
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