As Trump prepares for Middle East trip, Evangelical & Israeli leaders increasingly anxious about his bid for Iran deal, relationship with Qatar

Trump heading to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar next week, May 13-16.

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NAPLES, FLORIDA — As U.S. President Donald J. Trump prepares to travel to the Middle East next week, I’m picking up a growing level of concern from senior Israeli officials and influential Evangelical leaders about how the American commander-in-chief is approaching the Iranian regime and the tiny Gulf country of Qatar.

In conversations with nearly two dozen Israeli and Evangelical leaders in Jerusalem, and now here in the United States, I’m hearing three distinct messages.

First: “We trust President Trump more than any other American leader in history – and certainly far more than President Joe Biden – to stand with Israel, but why isn’t he even going to Israel on his first major foreign trip?”

A US visa waiver for Israelis? Doubtful

It’s unlikely that the promise given to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will carry any more weight than those handed out by the United States over the past 20 years.

DANNY AYALON

(August 31, 2021 / JNS) A visa waiver is a sign of deep friendship and trust between nations. The United States has waiver arrangements with about 40 countries, including some—like Chile or Brunei—that do not enjoy the same level of closeness with the United States that Israel does. Citizens of Israel, the United States’ most important strategic ally in the Middle East, still need to request visas,

The Truth About Jerusalem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz9CTBOKK4g