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World’s greatest negotiator really f***ing nailing Middle East crisis (theshovel.com.au)

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One of the world’s greatest dealmakers is putting on a masterclass in how to navigate international relations, it has emerged.

Delivering on his promise to curb warfare in the Middle East, Donald Trump has expertly de-escalated the situation from a conflict in Gaza to an all-out regional war with a potential nuclear power.

“The guy’s a genius – this is real Art of the Deal stuff,” international relations specialist Jeremy Jung said. “He’s showing that when it comes to negotiating a centuries old, complex conflict, he really does have a lot of experience in doing dodgy real estate deals in Queens.

“When there’s a highly volatile situation like this, it’s reassuring to know that you’ve got a guy with an unsuccessful background in running casinos at the negotiating table. [...]

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[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

He’s showing that when it comes to negotiating a centuries old, complex conflict, he really does have a lot of experience in doing dodgy real estate deals in Queens.

I know this is satire, but can the "it's a complex centuries old conflict" myth fucking die already? This shit is as simple as can be and barely a century old.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

the “modern” Zionist movement alone is from the 19th century, more than 100 years ago.

1947 didn’t start even this iteration of it my dude.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 7 hours ago

The Zionist movement started in the late 19 century, but it was still just that: A European movement. The conflict between local Palestinians and Zionist Jews only got going in the 20s after the Balfour declaration and Sykes-Picot. This is the period where you see Zionist militias on one side (the Haganah for example was founded in 1920) and Palestinian riots on the other.

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