How Joe Biden Can Stop Donald Trump’s Massive UAE Arms Deal (HuffPo)
“Because the arms deal was presented as ‘the cost’ of the UAE recognizing Israel, the question of what arms the U.S. must supply to Israel became inescapable, said Lara Friedman of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Ultimately, the situation ‘really does look a lot like an arms race,’ she added. To Friedman, who tracks U.S.-Israel relations, it was surprising that Trump did not explicitly address QME prior to approving the deal. ‘I find it hard to believe that Congress would tolerate it,’ she said, adding that part of why he seemed to be successful in doing so was loudly calling himself ‘the most hard-right, pro-Israel president in history.'”