How Trump and Netanyahu forced Mohammed bin Salman to draw a line on Palestine

Trump and Netanyahu have created a strong angry Arab front - but can it be maintained? In a matter of a week, Saudi foreign policy had reverted five decades back to the Arab nationalism of King Faisal, says Middle East Eye’s editor-in-chief David Hearst in his latest column. Between them, Trump and Netanyahu made two big mistakes in the interviews they gave around the Israeli premier’s visit to Washington. In just a few days, Trump and Netanyahu undid all their own work. They were the ones who arm-twisted the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco to sign the Abraham Accords. In his interview with Fox News, Netanyahu made no bones about the purpose of doing this. He said it was done to sideline the Palestinians. Netanyahu poured scorn on Saudi sensibilities. Bin Salman was not the only Arab leader Netanyahu and Trump insulted. King Abdullah of Jordan was forced to endure the ritual of a reality TV fireside chat with Trump, without being able to publicly disagree with him. And now, for the first time in 15 months, there is a real prospect of a frontline of Arab states emerging, formed from the countries which have been so quiescent to Israel. Read the full column on middleeasteye.net Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye