Trump's foreign policy

US President Donald Trump’s efforts in the Middle East may be creating the conditions Israel needs to achieve peace.

Although the visit focused on economic matters, it also carried political significance, with important implications for Israel.

Trump could secure an enforceable pledge from European countries never to collaborate with the ICC or with any lawfare efforts targeting the US or the Jewish state.

Trump’s Gaza plan sparks debate over economic growth and forced relocation.

The Houthis hijack ships, keep hostages for over a year, and threaten global trade – if that doesn’t meet the definition of terrorism, what does? 

Abandoning it risks alienating their base, yet standing firm could bring down the government best positioned to achieve their ideological vision under Trump’s presidency.

Sources revealed that the administration plans to impose stricter sanctions, particularly on Iran’s oil exports, which serve as a critical revenue source. 

Cotton and Scott voted against the supplemental aid bill earlier this week, which would provide Israel with $10 billion in funding for defense infrastructure including the Iron Dome.

"In addition, he came up with an idea - to dip the decapitated head of a terrorist leader in pig blood - as a warning to other Islamist militants," writes Esper in his memoir.

Chronicling latest attempt to untie Gordian knot of the ongoing conflict

Four principles have shaped Trump’s foreign policy to date.