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Trump’s Defiance of Conventional Wisdom Proves Key to His Success in Middle East

‘What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass,’ is how Lord Melbourne put it in the 19th century.

President Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport,  October 13, 2025.
President Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 13, 2025. AP/Evan Vucci

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