The US decided not to inform Israel of Trump hostage envoy Adam Boehler’s recent meeting with Hamas beforehand because when Washington did so before a previously planned sit-down it ended up being forced to cancel after Jerusalem expressed strong opposition to the idea, Ynet reported.
Jerusalem is not happy about the direct US-Hamas talks, though, a government official told The Times of Israel on condition of anonymity. Accordingly, Israel was behind Wednesday’s media leak about the negotiations’ existence, the official said, confirming reporting in the Ynet news site.
While the White House claimed it consulted with Israel on the matter, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only found out about the US talks with Hamas after the fact, the official said.
Trump really is trying his hardest to antagonize all US allies without exceptions. Even the sketchiest allies. Soon the US will find itself totally isolated on the world stage.
Quite an achievement…
US will never be alone. you are forgetting Mr. Trump is making friends with world class leaders like Kim jong un and Putin.
Democratic presidents come and go. Even Nathanyahu is expected to be imprisoned at some point but true dictators last a life time <3
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To be perfectly blunt, I would not care a single scintilla if Trump managed to alienate Israel and Bibi - in a geopolitical sense. But the undercurrent that is disturbing here is the pattern of returning to “traditional fascist values”, where they want to “solve” Jews as an ethnic and religious group altogether.
Well, Trump is talking to the owner of Gaza to finalize the sale and it’s not Israel.
