Trump is “asking for it”
Tags: Syria, Middle East, Trump, Israel

This is the headline which has been popping up us breaking news for the past 30 minutes or so: “Trump says it’s time for US to recognize ‘Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights’

And this is his actual tweet:

“After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!”

And this comes after he decided to recognize Israel’s claim for Jerusalem as the capital of Israel…

now, although he pays lip service to “honest brokering”- the actions of the US president are giving a completely different story. HE has been openly supporting some of the most controversial Israeli policies and, I have no idea what is he trying to achieve by making moves like this: Besides ( probably) getting paid, one way or another, by the Israeli lobby

the one thing that I have been wondering is: Does Trump have any notion of the medium to long-term consequences of his actions? Yes, he can recognize Tel aviv’s authority over the Golan heights ( just like Benji wants him to) — but, that does not solve the issue- it makes it even more complex for the people who will come after him since, guess what: Golan has been illegally occupied by Israel, and, Syria will not forget that. By supporting Netanyahu’s claim, Trump, is creating even more enemies for the US- and setting the stage for another regional war in the following decades…

There is only one way to find peace in the middle east, and that is to not take sides. Any which way you look at it- the issues are much deeper, and much more complicated, than the simple “he has the right…”

Now, there might be another dynamic at play:

It might just as well end up that Trump is doing what he does as calculated moves ( and this is the nightmare scenario) . In this case, he is purposefully using the current mess in Syria in order to “give the finger” to Putin. ( Syria is Russian territory and by supporting Israel when it comes to Golan, Trump is, standing up to Russian interests) …

And, again, it is an ugly option for the future..

Whatever his end-game might be ( if he has one) …. by openly pissing off the entire middle east ( Israel excluded) , he is sending a message that the US will support an occupying power , if that power is not Muslim, for no good reason. Besides that, he is setting up a precedent which can cause a shitload of difficulties later on… Now, there is nothing to stop Moscow, or Beijing, from recognizing whichever illegal occupation there is and call upon the Golan example in order to justify what they did… The “facts on the ground” ( According to his logic) now dictate that Moscow has full sovranity over Crimea, Nagorny Karabakh or the DOnbass region in Ukraine. ANd that any power which has managed to keep a territory under occupation for a while can now say that they have Sovreignity over that territory

I mean… the man is simply asking for more Trouble.

And the beautiful thing about the US system is- that by the time his mistakes show up at the white house door- someone else will be there to open it and deal with them… It is easy for Trump, he will serve his term ( or two=- god forbid) and move on… but the next president will inherit even more enemies, and an even bigger mess than the one in existance