Trump: Israel not the cause of Mideast instability

US President Donald Trump is poised to outline a new national security strategy later today asserting that Israel is not the root cause of instability in the Middle East.

The strategy document asserts that “for generations the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been understood as the prime irritant preventing peace and prosperity in the region.”

“Today, the threats from radical jihadist terrorist organizations and the threat from Iran are creating the realization that Israel is not the cause of the region’s problems,” Trump’s doctrine says.

“States have increasingly found common interests with Israel in confronting common threats.”

Trump’s strategy envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition, reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change, and de-emphasizes multinational agreements that have dominated the United States’ foreign policy since the Cold War.

— with AP