Americas Middle East policy Israel first
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America’s Middle East policy: Israel first
SHANGHAI - It is rarely disagreed that protecting Israel has stayed a top priority of U.S. policy toward the region. However, very few would have predicted that U.S. pro-Israel policy could go so far as what is demonstrated in the latest round of the Israel-Palestine conflict. And countries in the region have been compliant with the U.S. for different considerations. But recent moves like Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan suggested that compromise is not well rewarded. Countries in the region should learn the lesson that compromise is never a solution.
