Zev Chafets, Columnist

Israel-Sudan Deal Seals Trump's Mideast Legacy

The U.S. president’s methods may be controversial, but a President Biden would need to respect the clout his predecessor has built in the region.

October 26, 2020 at 2:25 PM UTC

By Zev Chafets

Zev Chafets is a journalist and author of 14 books. He was a senior aide to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the founding managing editor of the Jerusalem Report Magazine.

He’s put U.S. clout to work in the region.
Photographer: Leigh Vogel/UPI

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Donald Trump’s Middle East diplomacy began life with implausible grandiosity. He announced his intention not only to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but also to resolve the century-long conflict between the Jews and the Arabs.

Foreign policy experts scoffed. Better men than Trump had tried and failed to resolve the issue for the better part of a century.