Economics

Cattle Battle Adds New Burden to Trump Middle East Peace Plan

  • Palestinian cattle boycott rooted in bid for economic autonomy
  • Israel restricts Palestinian exports in escalating trade fight

A cattle herd is pushed into a corral to receive vaccines at the Merom Golan ranch in the Golan Heights.

Photographer: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images 

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Doron Baidatz’s cattle ranch in northern Israel has been trapped in the center of a Middle East standoff.