Biden's July jaunt to Israel and Saudi Arabia

Democrat optimists may believe that Biden's travel to the Middle East will be a foreign policy success, which would impact Democrat chances of remaining in control of Congress.

Israel and Jordan have important commercial shipping seaports in the Gulf of Aqaba. Tiran and Sanafir, islands in the Strait of Tiran, are strategic to international shipping between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. Egypt and Saudi Arabia each claim control of this strait. It is reported that Joe Biden is working behind the scenes to broker a deal that would transfer sovereignty of these islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. Perhaps this effort is meant as appeasement toward the Saudis for Biden's insults to the Kingdom and to the royal crown.

Tensions exist between Biden and the Saudi crown. President Trump had a warm relationship with the king and the crown prince. Since Biden's name-calling and his accusations regarding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the king and the crown prince do not return Biden's phone calls.

It is anticipated that Biden will ask the Gulf states to increase oil production and to lower prices. In return, it is essential that Biden demonstrate a serious commitment to the security of the Gulf and acknowledge the tangible Iranian threat. The Arabs and the Israelis are anxious that Iran will possess nuclear weapons, which would have a negative impact on the region and on the world.

Israel is Biden's first Middle East stop. The government has collapsed and is acting in a caretaker capacity. Elections will be in October. His priorities do not include President Trump's approach to the peace process. Biden will attempt to reset relations with the Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. Assistant secretary of state Barbara Leaf is tasked to reassure Palestinians.

(The Arabs and the Israelis are anxious that Iran will possess nuclear weapons)

I believe Iran will get nuclear weapons.

I think this will give the mullahs the confidence to make Ezekiel 38 happen (major attack on Israel).

Sheba and Dedan KJV (Saudi Arabia), Among others, protest the Ezekiel 38 attack.

Latter years and Later Days in KJV.

Latter years and Later Days in KJV.

And I believe that Revelation is largely metaphor and not to be interpreted as literal latter-day prophecy.

I also believe the secular state of Israel is just another country, unrelated to pre-Christian Biblical Israel or to New Israel (i.e., the Church).

I agree. It’s really no different than pretending today’s Egypt is the same people or nation that built the Pyramids.
The modern nation state, for good or bad simply adopted the old name and there is nothing special about them except that they are slightly more western than other middle easterners.

Bitch about MB DCPost agent Khashoggi, cut military aid to the Kdm, bitch some more about MB DCPost agent Khashoggi, restore Iran's finances, bitch some more about MB DCPost agent Khashoggi, push the Homosexual Agenda, bitch some more about MB DCPost agent Khashoggi, stop drilling pipelines exploration then blame oil companies, bitch some more about MB DCPost agent Khashoggi... yeah, I'm sure everything will go fine.

I shudder to think what the brain dead moron will do to harm Israel during this trip. I can see him placing restrictions on Israel unless they completely capitulate to the murderous palescumians, egged on by some libtard aide whispering in his withered ear.

Biden's more concerned about kissing up to the Washington Post than helping the country.

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