Trump, Israel and radical Islam

The first thing the current Israeli government did was create a new settlement scheme in Eastern Jerusalem and occupied West Bank, to ultimately infuse the occupation; now Trump’s invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House on February 15 contravenes international legitimacy including UN Security Council resolutions, writes Khair Allah Khair Allah. The Lebanese columnist believes that with Trump in the White House, the resolution regarding Israeli settlements in the West Bank is in the past now. “The Palestinian side cannot count on it when Trump’s administration decided to completely turn against not only the political class based in Washington and everything Obama ever did, but also the whole Middle East, as well as the traditional policy of the US on settlements.” Like many, he wonders the extent of Trump’s vicissitudes and whether Israel will pursue its “exploitation” of the new American president? “It doesn't seem that the Palestinian party has anything that would stop settlements or make Trump gain some balance in his policy,” observes Khair Allah. The only sure thing is that the new American policy won’t provide stability in the Middle East, he adds. “Even worse, it will provide radicals with weaponry, regardless of the sect or side they are affiliated with. By supporting the terrorism Israel practices, Trump is giving the best present to radical Islamic terrorism he professes to fight.”