Trump shrugs Netanyahu on Gulf Tour

When President Trump shook his hand and promised the new leader of Syria to increase the sanctions in his country in his country in the Saudi Royal Palace this week, it was a lively demonstration like the diplomacy of the President in the Middle East of Israel was anything but stored.

“Hard guy, very strong past,” said Trump about President Ahmed al-Shara, who once had connections to al-Qaida. Mr. Trump said he ended the sanctions, many of which were imposed on the former government of Syria, “to give them a chance of size”.

Mr. Trump effectively shook the views of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government describes Mr. al-Shara as a “jihadist”. The Israeli military has bombed Syria hundreds of times since December when rebels from Al-Shara Prequired President Bashar al-Assad from power.

In recent decades, Israel has largely enjoyed a special place in the center of American foreign policy in the region under US President of both parties. Mr. Netanyahu, who has been in power for a large part of the past two decades, has always been an important player in the debate about the Middle East, even though he sometimes raged his American colleagues.

There is no indication that the United States will give up their historical relationships with Israel or stop their military and economic support for the country. During his flight around the Air Force One from Riad to Doha, Mr. Trump released concerns about the changeover of Israel.

“No, not at all,” he said reporters. “This is good for Israel, a relationship like me to these countries, in the nearby countries, essentially everyone.”