Trump’s Middle East policies not expected to be ‘coherent’, ‘linear’: Analysis

No one can guarantee Trump’s commitment to the Gaza ceasefire, according to Yossi Mekelberg, an analyst at Chatham House in London, UK. “No one can guarantee … whether Trump is as committed to do all three phases [of the ceasefire] as much as he’s committed … to see the first phase … with the theatre of it,” Mekelberg told Al Jazeera. “I think we don’t expect to see a coherent and linear line with Trump, [but] there are some promising lines … when he talks about dialogue.” His reversal of sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, meanwhile, is “not a sign towards encouraging the peace”, the analyst said. Still, the focus should be on rebuilding Gaza and ensuring the warring sides don’t violate the ceasefire, Mekelberg said. “It’s not only about rebuilding it physically but also psychologically. People went through a huge trauma. It’s about governance, it’s about the political solution.” Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #GazaCeaseDeal #GazaWar #Israel #Palestine #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #Hamas #IsraeliCaptives #IsraeliHostages #GazaCeasefire #Gaza #IsraelWar #IsraelHamasCeasefire #TrumpMiddleEastPolicy #UnitedStates #AlJazeeraEnglish