Peloni: In Amit Segal’s article below, he explains that Trump is using the extension of the Abraham Accords as the means by which to restrain Netanyahu in the region, much as tethering Israel to the UAE did in the first round of the AA. While such an event would give Netanyahu the political capital to possibly survive what is coming in the form of faux peace deals with Lebanon, Gaza and Iran, it leaves a very big question mark as to whether the Arabs would actually acquiesce to accepting such a demand by Trump. Already, MBS has announced his fallback line of requiring a second Pal state, a line in the sand which the other Arab states will no doubt support. This will raise the specter of the revival of the latest iteration of the American imposed gambit of the Two State Solution, the foundation for which is already baked into the UNSC Resolution 2803. In the post October 7 period, such a venture lacks all viability in Israel, but that would require having a leader with both the temerity and the strength to stand up to the Americans and to simply refuse such an outcome. Alternatively, we could recognize the reality that a Pal state was created with the formation of the state of Transjordan, now renamed Jordan, a reality around which would provide a more stable future for the entire region than in succumbing to the demand of creating a second Pal state from the heartlands of the Jewish State. The Jordan Option is the better path forward.
The bill for American action has arrived at the Saudi door. Last night, Donald Trump reportedly demanded that in exchange for finalizing the current ceasefire deal with Iran—the one desperately needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—the Gulf states would have to pay a massive… pic.twitter.com/iQYzQzQHqw
— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) May 25, 2026
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