Zionists are concerned about Trump’s closeness to the Saudis.
A senior expert at Tel Aviv University’s Security Institute expressed Tel Aviv’s concern over the Trump administration’s changing policies and priorities regarding Middle East issues in a note published on the Israeli Channel 12 news website on Wednesday.
In this regard, Yoel Juszinski wrote that President Trump’s upcoming trip to the GCC countries, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, will be Trump’s first foreign policy achievement in his new presidency, but from Israel’s perspective, this move appears to be a worrying development that could in itself lead to a decline in Israel’s regional position and an erosion of its grip on American public opinion as the main determinant of supreme strategic interests.
According to this Zionist analyst, Trump once again acted in his relations with the GCC countries in the same way that distinguished his first term.
Diplomacy based on the principle of mutual and transparent benefit – economic, security and technological – without any trace of liberal or democratic pretensions.
All relations with the GCC countries are conducted through a trade-off, including arms for oil, investment for security support, and access to technology for geopolitical loyalty.
Another part of the report also states regarding the security dimension of this cooperation: The GCC countries are trying to change the historical alliance based on the fluid concept of US commitment into a formal and binding agreement. They want to receive assurances from the United States that Washington will support them in the event of a conflict with Iran, even if this action comes at a huge cost to the US government. Although it is expected that we will witness temporary security commitments from the American side during this visit, commitments that do not usually require congressional approval.