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Welcome to FMEP’s Weekly Settlement & Annexation Report. To subscribe to this report, please click here. March 11, 2021 Al-Walajah is One Month Away From Potential…

“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.'”

“‘David seems to have adopted the role of ‘lawfare’ innovator, working to exploit and repurpose U.S. laws in every way he can think of to target those he views as anti-Israel, with the goal of deterring them and others from challenging Israeli policies or supporting Palestinians rights,’ said Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace.”