Middle East
Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.
Trump wants a summit to celebrate the agreement but the smoking ruins of Gaza appear to be getting in the way.
December 23, 2025
Trump wants a summit to celebrate the agreement but the smoking ruins of Gaza appear to be getting in the way.
Palestinians need control over their own money or there will be no state
Editors at right-leaning publications stopped responding to my emails after I wrote columns critical of the war on Gaza in other media outlets
Jerusalem acts with impunity as truce violations, and civilian casualties, mount
They're deepening European divisions and undermining the moral authority they invoke in defense of Ukraine
A deal carries many risks, and Riyadh's interests already largely align with Washington's
