It’s weird to think about but Saudi is actually led by a leader born in 1985. His dementia ridden father was shown the door years ago unlike our current and last president. The Gulf leaders are all millenials very attuned to Western culture and who grew up on social media unlike their older predecessors. I think Israel greatly underestimated their cultural knowledge of the Us. Netanyahu and Trump are actually the aging stars in this picture . Very dramatically different Middle East from just a decade ago

Anonymous wrote:I hope that we get footage of him doing some soft-shoe while they throw money at his feet.

😂😂😂😄. What a sight to imagine! The old princes in their white gowns clapping to the beat.

He’s there with Musk, Altman, and Fink (from BlackRock)?

This is not good. Something really evil is happening.

How much of the Saudi billions will end up in trump's personal coffers?

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Qatar get access, Hamas gets deals, Trump gets a plane - Israel gets sidelined.

That was the topic of my blog post yesterday:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2025/05/12/update041325

If this is the case, doesn't that sort of undermine the whole "Trump and the GOP are the party for the Jews" thing?

I would have thought that argument had been undermined some time ago.

Anonymous wrote:Once Trump gone in life and presidency, these deals will fail. Plus, all these countries are somewhat unstable. Go ahead Trump, build it and we will gladly take it from you.

WHO ARE YOU?

Once Trump gone in life and presidency, these deals will fail. Plus, all these countries are somewhat unstable. Go ahead Trump, build it and we will gladly take it from you.

Anonymous wrote:Because we live in a bizarro world where the interests of the United States are the personal interests of Donald Trump...and you're only a "patriot" if you say nice things about him.

this

Anonymous wrote:Probably the most important development that will come out of this trip...lots of juicy quotes in this article.

Qatar get access, Hamas gets deals, Trump gets a plane - Israel gets sidelined.

Interesting...Maybe Trump might actually be progressing towards peace in the Middle East. Who would've thought?

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Qatar get access, Hamas gets deals, Trump gets a plane - Israel gets sidelined.

That was the topic of my blog post yesterday:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2025/05/12/update041325

If this is the case, doesn't that sort of undermine the whole "Trump and the GOP are the party for the Jews" thing?

Anonymous wrote:Probably the most important development that will come out of this trip...lots of juicy quotes in this article.

Qatar get access, Hamas gets deals, Trump gets a plane - Israel gets sidelined.

This is even more hilarious when you know Netanyahu’s nickname in Israel is “Mr America” lol. Knowing how to “handle America” given his childhood here is his selling point to Israelis

Trumps sensibilities align greatly with the Gulf: a taste for luxury, nepotism, and love of oil and money. I am not surprised he gets along with them. Trump also greatly detests war. This is where Netanyahu and Trump differ. Trump is prone to double dealing and uses that as part of his self described “art of the deal”. I actually think it’s one of his strengths that he is so unpredictable and a wild card that world leaders do not know what to expect. He doesn’t show his cards so easily. One of the few good things about Trump is he isn’t a neocon war hawk and wants to move the Republican Party away from the Bush Doctrine. He wants to end the wars in Gaza and certainly does not want a preemptive war in Iran. Netanyahu loves war-always has. That’s where the bridge between them arises.

The good news for Israel is Trump is so unstable it will only be a matter of time before he stabs the Arab states in the back just like he did to them. He may complain the plane he gets is not as luxurious or they gave him a hand me down. It may be that insane

Anonymous wrote:
Qatar get access, Hamas gets deals, Trump gets a plane - Israel gets sidelined.

That was the topic of my blog post yesterday:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2025/05/12/update041325

Probably the most important development that will come out of this trip...lots of juicy quotes in this article.

Qatar get access, Hamas gets deals, Trump gets a plane - Israel gets sidelined.

Probably asking them how they pull off subjugating their women so well.