The United States is investing billions in Saudi Arabia – over the head of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Saudi Arabia has no nuclear power plants, but has made extensive preparations, which are done in consultation with the United States. The Saudis do not want to, like Iran, oblige for its program with sanctions and international isolation. Joe Biden’s plan was for the Saudis to have nuclear technology and advanced fighter aircraft on condition that the kingdom established relations with Israel. The diplomatic breakthrough would become Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus trump card in next year’s election.

The Saudis are now promising Trump purchases and investments for over thousands of billions. But as regards the approach to Israel, they set conditions: an end to the war in Gaza and the beginning of a peace process. This, as you know, is the exact opposite of Netanyah’s plans. He had hoped that Trump would turn his arm on the Saudis until they gave up his demands and made peace with Israel over the head of the Palestinians.

But Trump, who arrives at The region next week, instead made up with the Saudis over the head of Netanyahu. The cold shower came only a day after another shock message from Trump, when he blew off his war against Yemens Huthier without demanding an end to the Huthier’s missile attack on Israel.

Trump’s Middle East trip, which will be bordered by multi -billion contracts signed in Doha, Riyad and Dubai, skips Israel.

In the case of Trump’s atomic negotiations with Iran, the Israeli nationalist right has been the feeling of being marginalized. In Jerusalem, one worries that Trump, who promises to annihilate Iran’s atomic project, is now about to accept a certain measure of uranium rioting.

All this is ironic with Considering Netanyahulasgret’s cheer when Trump won in the election. One measure of the change is Polism Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s call to Netanyahu to « start saying no to Trump ». Many in the majority of Israelis who oppose Netanyahus announced the recent start of the Gaza war now that Trump will stop this company before it begins.

It is not impossible for Netanyahu to hope for this as well. He starts the war again for political reasons, to appease Ben Gvir and other fanatics, not because he believes in any « total victory » over Hamas in Gaza. If Trump strikes the fist in the table and instead of war forces a hostage exchange, and perhaps an approaching Israel-Saudi Arabia, then Israel’s opposition will give Netanyahu majority in Kesset, if his own would threaten the government.