The Israel-UAE Deal Would Benefit From a Biden Win
He would be better placed than President Trump to overcome Democratic resistance to crucial arms sales to the Emiratis.
He can get it done.
Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesThe agreement to normalize relations between the UAE and Israel, two key American allies in the Middle East, is arguably President Donald Trump’s most significant foreign-policy achievement. But it has a better chance of being fully realized if Joe Biden is elected in November.
The deal is the one instance in which Trump can plausibly claim that his personalized and transactional approach has achieved something traditional American diplomacy couldn’t. It will have a cascading effect: Bahrain has announced a similar arrangement with Israel, and there are indications other Arab states are interested in following suit.