Donald Trump has completely upended the powers in the Middle East. 

Imagine that the lucrative TV contract between the NBA and one of the networks is coming to an end. Both parties rush to find the right terms for the next contract, but they cannot see eye-to-eye. Donald Trump swoops in and negotiates directly between the broadcaster and the 30 NBA teams. The front office is completely shut out of the negotiations. A new contract is signed, and all parties are happy—except for the NBA executives who realize that they have become superfluous.

Donald Trump has completely rejiggered the power structure in the Middle East. Maybe it would have happened without him, but with his recent announcement of an agreement between Israel and Hamas, the president has shown a new stack of cards in the region. Did you hear any mention of the Palestinian Authority (PA) for the first part of the agreement? Did anyone run over to Ramallah to either consult Mahmud Abbas or fill him in on the negotiations? Was there a PA rep at any of the key discussions in Egypt? Not to my knowledge. The Palestinian Authority, the bastard child of the Oslo Accords, is watching the changes unfold as are the people at the local falafel stand across the street from the Mukhata.

In addition to the PA, the Europeans and the UN have also been let out to pasture. Remember the “Quartet”? Well, Donald Trump and the U.S. are playing solo now. The fat clown who runs the U.N. had to find a working microphone to demand that the parties abide by the agreement in which he played no role. Maybe he is busy trying to figure out how UNRWA can continue killing Jews under the new program. Starmer, Macron, and the other European dwarfs were also left out of the program. They all clapped like seals when a deal to release the hostages and stop active combat was announced. But they also were not at the negotiating table. Their role is to open the door for Donald Trump.

The players who are sitting at the table: Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi........

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