The U.S. administration today appears to have abandoned political rationality and surrendered entirely to the far-right agenda of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Instead of Washington setting boundaries and crafting policies that would ensure long-term stability, under Donald Trump it has turned into a follower of reckless Israeli policies that threaten the future of the entire region.
America’s interests in the Middle East are clear: safeguarding Israel’s security within a stable regional order, ensuring the steady flow of oil, rebuilding an Arab system weakened since the Iraq war, and preventing rival powers—chief among them China—from filling the regional vacuum. These interests naturally point toward advancing a project of “regional peace,” which was meant to integrate Israel into the region through the Abraham Accords and convince Arab states that normalization could deliver long-term stability. Yet this vision has now reached a deadlock—not only because of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and the erasure of any hope for a two-state solution in the West Bank, but also because several regional states are reassessing their choices as they witness the new aggressive face of Israel and Netanyahu’s boastful reliance on military superiority at the expense of Palestinians and the region as a whole.
It may seem that Washington does not suffer immediate harm in the short term, and that Trump viewed his alignment with Netanyahu as an electoral asset to please his evangelical base and the pro-Israel lobby. But the real costs are revealed in the medium and long term, as America’s image shifts into that of a biased power, incapable of restraining its closest ally.
The question that arises is: why does the U.S. administration remain silent, even while it knows that Netanyahu’s agenda contradicts its own declared interests? The answer does not lie in Realpolitik but in the dynamics of American domestic politics. Trump’s rise to power was fueled by the evangelical base that framed unconditional support for Israel as a religious conviction, while the pro-Israel lobby deepened its influence in Washington. Trump thus appeared encircled by a wall of narrow ideas, a prisoner of Israel’s far-right vision, unable to perceive any rational alternatives.
The danger here is not limited to Washington alone; it places the entire region on the edge of a volcano. By aligning itself so completely with Israel, the United States has lost what remained of its image as a mediator or ally, and has instead become a direct adversary to the peoples of the region. Millions of young Arabs who witness this blatant bias grow increasingly convinced that there can be no justice under American dominance. This in turn opens the door to new cycles of violence and instability, undermining the very foundations that Washington claims it seeks to uphold.
Nor is Israel itself safe from these consequences. The Israeli thinker Yuval Noah Harari has warned that reconstructing Israel as a state built on force, displacement, and domination may bring temporary military or economic gains, but it inflicts profound spiritual and moral damage on Judaism itself—a kind of historical catastrophe. A state that becomes a symbol of exclusion and hegemony, rather than coexistence, plants seeds of rejection worldwide that will inevitably grow and turn against it.
In sum, the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv witnessed under Trump an unprecedented transformation: from one in which the United States set the rhythm and boundaries of Israeli policies, to one of subordination and submission. This shift not only undermines America’s long-term interests but also places Palestinians once again at the heart of tragedy, empties the so-called “regional peace” and Abraham Accords of any real meaning, and drives the entire region toward greater tension and turmoil.
From our vantage point as Jordanians and Arabs, such policies can only be seen as catastrophic and threatening to the interests of Jordan and the wider Arab world. The region cannot be stabilized on the ruins of Palestinian cities or the bodies of their people. The anger accumulating in the consciousness of a new Arab generation will not fade; it will inevitably erupt, and when it does, it will threaten everyone.
The U.S. administration today appears to have abandoned political rationality and surrendered entirely to the far-right agenda of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Instead of Washington setting boundaries and crafting policies that would ensure long-term stability, under Donald Trump it has turned into a follower of reckless Israeli policies that threaten the future of the entire region.
America’s interests in the Middle East are clear: safeguarding Israel’s security within a stable regional order, ensuring the steady flow of oil, rebuilding an Arab system weakened since the Iraq war, and preventing rival powers—chief among them China—from filling the regional vacuum. These interests naturally point toward advancing a project of “regional peace,” which was meant to integrate Israel into the region through the Abraham Accords and convince Arab states that normalization could deliver long-term stability. Yet this vision has now reached a deadlock—not only because of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and the erasure of any hope for a two-state solution in the West Bank, but also because several regional states are reassessing their choices as they witness the new aggressive face of Israel and Netanyahu’s boastful reliance on military superiority at the expense of Palestinians and the region as a whole.
It may seem that Washington does not suffer immediate harm in the short term, and that Trump viewed his alignment with Netanyahu as an electoral asset to please his evangelical base and the pro-Israel lobby. But the real costs are revealed in the medium and long term, as America’s image shifts into that of a biased power, incapable of restraining its closest ally.
The question that arises is: why does the U.S. administration remain silent, even while it knows that Netanyahu’s agenda contradicts its own declared interests? The answer does not lie in Realpolitik but in the dynamics of American domestic politics. Trump’s rise to power was fueled by the evangelical base that framed unconditional support for Israel as a religious conviction, while the pro-Israel lobby deepened its influence in Washington. Trump thus appeared encircled by a wall of narrow ideas, a prisoner of Israel’s far-right vision, unable to perceive any rational alternatives.
The danger here is not limited to Washington alone; it places the entire region on the edge of a volcano. By aligning itself so completely with Israel, the United States has lost what remained of its image as a mediator or ally, and has instead become a direct adversary to the peoples of the region. Millions of young Arabs who witness this blatant bias grow increasingly convinced that there can be no justice under American dominance. This in turn opens the door to new cycles of violence and instability, undermining the very foundations that Washington claims it seeks to uphold.
Nor is Israel itself safe from these consequences. The Israeli thinker Yuval Noah Harari has warned that reconstructing Israel as a state built on force, displacement, and domination may bring temporary military or economic gains, but it inflicts profound spiritual and moral damage on Judaism itself—a kind of historical catastrophe. A state that becomes a symbol of exclusion and hegemony, rather than coexistence, plants seeds of rejection worldwide that will inevitably grow and turn against it.
In sum, the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv witnessed under Trump an unprecedented transformation: from one in which the United States set the rhythm and boundaries of Israeli policies, to one of subordination and submission. This shift not only undermines America’s long-term interests but also places Palestinians once again at the heart of tragedy, empties the so-called “regional peace” and Abraham Accords of any real meaning, and drives the entire region toward greater tension and turmoil.
From our vantage point as Jordanians and Arabs, such policies can only be seen as catastrophic and threatening to the interests of Jordan and the wider Arab world. The region cannot be stabilized on the ruins of Palestinian cities or the bodies of their people. The anger accumulating in the consciousness of a new Arab generation will not fade; it will inevitably erupt, and when it does, it will threaten everyone.
The U.S. administration today appears to have abandoned political rationality and surrendered entirely to the far-right agenda of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Instead of Washington setting boundaries and crafting policies that would ensure long-term stability, under Donald Trump it has turned into a follower of reckless Israeli policies that threaten the future of the entire region.
America’s interests in the Middle East are clear: safeguarding Israel’s security within a stable regional order, ensuring the steady flow of oil, rebuilding an Arab system weakened since the Iraq war, and preventing rival powers—chief among them China—from filling the regional vacuum. These interests naturally point toward advancing a project of “regional peace,” which was meant to integrate Israel into the region through the Abraham Accords and convince Arab states that normalization could deliver long-term stability. Yet this vision has now reached a deadlock—not only because of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and the erasure of any hope for a two-state solution in the West Bank, but also because several regional states are reassessing their choices as they witness the new aggressive face of Israel and Netanyahu’s boastful reliance on military superiority at the expense of Palestinians and the region as a whole.
It may seem that Washington does not suffer immediate harm in the short term, and that Trump viewed his alignment with Netanyahu as an electoral asset to please his evangelical base and the pro-Israel lobby. But the real costs are revealed in the medium and long term, as America’s image shifts into that of a biased power, incapable of restraining its closest ally.
The question that arises is: why does the U.S. administration remain silent, even while it knows that Netanyahu’s agenda contradicts its own declared interests? The answer does not lie in Realpolitik but in the dynamics of American domestic politics. Trump’s rise to power was fueled by the evangelical base that framed unconditional support for Israel as a religious conviction, while the pro-Israel lobby deepened its influence in Washington. Trump thus appeared encircled by a wall of narrow ideas, a prisoner of Israel’s far-right vision, unable to perceive any rational alternatives.
The danger here is not limited to Washington alone; it places the entire region on the edge of a volcano. By aligning itself so completely with Israel, the United States has lost what remained of its image as a mediator or ally, and has instead become a direct adversary to the peoples of the region. Millions of young Arabs who witness this blatant bias grow increasingly convinced that there can be no justice under American dominance. This in turn opens the door to new cycles of violence and instability, undermining the very foundations that Washington claims it seeks to uphold.
Nor is Israel itself safe from these consequences. The Israeli thinker Yuval Noah Harari has warned that reconstructing Israel as a state built on force, displacement, and domination may bring temporary military or economic gains, but it inflicts profound spiritual and moral damage on Judaism itself—a kind of historical catastrophe. A state that becomes a symbol of exclusion and hegemony, rather than coexistence, plants seeds of rejection worldwide that will inevitably grow and turn against it.
In sum, the relationship between Washington and Tel Aviv witnessed under Trump an unprecedented transformation: from one in which the United States set the rhythm and boundaries of Israeli policies, to one of subordination and submission. This shift not only undermines America’s long-term interests but also places Palestinians once again at the heart of tragedy, empties the so-called “regional peace” and Abraham Accords of any real meaning, and drives the entire region toward greater tension and turmoil.
From our vantage point as Jordanians and Arabs, such policies can only be seen as catastrophic and threatening to the interests of Jordan and the wider Arab world. The region cannot be stabilized on the ruins of Palestinian cities or the bodies of their people. The anger accumulating in the consciousness of a new Arab generation will not fade; it will inevitably erupt, and when it does, it will threaten everyone.
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