Erdogan and the Saudis may have Trump's ear, but the new Congress will be heard louder

Haaretz · Zvi Bar'el ·

The Democratic victory in the U.S. midterms could hinder Trump's deals across the Middle East, bringing the Palestinian issue back into the spotlight. In a region where personal relations substitute for strategy, relying on Trump won't be enough

The Democratic victory in the U.S. midterms could hinder Trump's deals across the Middle East, bringing the Palestinian issue back into the spotlight. In a region where personal relations substitute for strategy, relying on Trump won't be enough

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once said he has a direct line to the White House, and not only in the technical sense. "In our communication, phone diplomacy has never taken longer than 24 hours," he told reporters following the NATO summit in The Hague last year.

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