On June 17, 2019, less than three months after US President Donald Trump recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the establishment of a new community in the northern Golan Heights called Ramat Trump (Trump Heights).
“We are proud to have the opportunity to establish a new community, and also to honor a big friend,” Netanyahu said at the opening of a special cabinet meeting held on the Golan Heights.
Netanyahu, alongside then-US ambassador David Friedman, unveiled a large sign set on synthetic grass featuring the name of the new community in large gold letters. The gesture was also in appreciation, Netanyahu said, for Trump’s decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem and for withdrawing from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
To a man who has everything, Israel gifted Trump by naming a remote community, now home to some 30 families, after the US president.
Fast forward six years, here's a partial list of what Gulf state leaders, currently hosting Trump, have offered to honor him with: Qatar is set to gift him a $400 million aircraft, referred to as a “palace in the sky.” They also plan to invest $243 billion in the US economy, which includes the largest deal ever to acquire $96 billion worth of Boeing planes—part of a larger $1.2 trillion investment in Qatari intentions for the US.
Saudi Arabia has pledged to invest $600 billion in US initiatives and has formalized a $142 billion arms deal with the US. In addition, the United Arab Emirates has promised to invest over $1 trillion in the American economy.
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a soccer ball as he attends an event with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, also with the participation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino (not pictured), in Lusail, Qatar, on Wednesday. More than any other country, Israel was hit this week by Trumpian whiplash, (credit: BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS)
In other words, while Israel expressed its appreciation with a small, wind-swept community, the Gulf states are lavishing Trump with hundreds of millions in gifts (not to mention business deals worth billions to his family and associates) and hundreds of billions in investments into the US economy.
For a transactional president, whose every diplomatic exchange seems filtered through the lens of “what’s in it for us,” this is a deeply uneven playing field for Israel. For instance, his decision to lift sanctions on Syria, announced at a speech in Saudi Arabia where he lavished praise on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was couched in the terms, “Oh, what I do for the crown prince.”
In other words, “I’m doing this for MBS.”
Of course he is. With that kind of money being dangled before his eyes, why not do the crown prince a favor—after all, the Saudis are angling to be a central actor in Syria—and ease sanctions on Syria? And if Israel is worried about the ramifications, well, let it worry. This, after all, is in America’s interest. And the interest? Keeping the Saudis happy.
Israel can't compete against Gulf states
Against that financial backdrop, Israel simply can’t compete. Trump was likely pleased to hear that Netanyahu floated the idea this week in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of beginning to wean Israel off the $3.8 billion in annual US military aid, part of the current 10-year Memorandum of Understanding set to expire in 2028. But compared to the hundreds of billions now flowing into the US from the Gulf, that $4 billion is a mere pittance.
A “fact sheet” the White House released Wednesday announcing “Trump Secures Historic $1.2 Trillion Economic Commitment in Qatar” referred to him as the “dealmaker-in-chief.” That label didn’t come from Trump’s critics; it came from his own team and captures much of what this trip is about.
With poll numbers sagging, the trip offers a chance to inject new momentum into his presidency. If he returns home with headlines touting trillions in new investments—marketed as part of his America First agenda—it will play well with disgruntled voters angry about the impact of tariffs on their lives, who may now say, “Look, he is delivering.”
But this “America First” approach—where what’s good for America is defined almost exclusively in terms of dollars and deals—puts him on a collision course with Israel over key issues: Iran, the Houthis, Syria, massive Saudi arms deals, and even the possibility of US support for a civilian nuclear program in the kingdom.
For this White House, each of these issues seems viewed through an economic prism: the cost of striking Iran’s nuclear program, weighed against the fallout a retaliatory strike on Saudi and UAE oil fields may have on the US economy; the cost of an extended bombing campaign against the Houthis; the benefit of easing sanctions on Syria as a way of repaying Saudi Arabia and the UAE for their economic largesse.
This marks a shift in US emphasis in the region. American policy in the Middle East was once a balancing act—sometimes better, sometimes worse—between interests and values. Now, the scale has tipped heavily toward interests, and increasingly, economic ones.
Or as Trump put it in a speech in Saudi Arabia: “In recent years, far too many American presidents have been afflicted with the notion that it’s our job to look into the souls of foreign leaders and use US policy to dispense justice for their sins … I believe it is God’s job to sit in judgment — my job [is] to defend America and to promote the fundamental interests of stability, prosperity, and peace.”
In other words, values don’t matter much. And that shift puts Israel at a disadvantage. One of the pillars of the US-Israel relationship has long been the idea of shared values—Americans looking at Israel and seeing themselves. Strategic interests played a key role, too, but values were a powerful selling point. If values no longer carry the same weight, and it’s all about interests, particularly economic ones, then, as the contrast between Trump Heights and Gulf checkbooks makes clear, Israel is at risk of being outbid.
Israel needs to adjust its strategy
This is the new Middle East: less about shared values, more about shared ventures; less about moral affinity, more about material gain. And Israel, if it wants to stay in the game, needs to adjust its strategy accordingly.
That doesn’t mean scrapping the values argument. It still matters to many Americans—and to many in Congress. But it can no longer stand on its own. In a world where diplomatic favor is earned not through ideals but through investment and opportunity, Israel must learn to speak in a currency that resonates with Trump and his inner circle: jobs, dollars, and deliverables.
That means identifying ways to frame the US-Israel relationship in transactional terms, without undermining its deeper foundations. Israeli tech that creates American jobs. Defense cooperation that benefits both sides. Trilateral ventures with Gulf states that show Israel contributing to regional economic success.
At the same time, Israel would do well to deepen its behind-the-scenes diplomacy—not just in the White House, but on Capitol Hill, at the Pentagon, and with Evangelical leaders who continue to view the alliance through the lens of shared destiny. These relationships don’t carry billion-dollar price tags, but they do have political weight.
In Trump’s world, influence flows through deals. Israel now needs to rethink how it asserts its value to Washington: not through nostalgia or assumed goodwill, but through enhanced defense and intelligence cooperation, investments and initiatives that benefit the US economy, tangible deliverables, and quiet, calculated diplomacy.
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The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili" the name of here company is : Ltd Alpaka
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Located at: Nucubidze St N57, Tbilisi, Georgia/Nucubidze Street 57, 0177 it smells terrible, The walls in the room are peeling, I took pictures, there is mold and dampness throughout the room the beds are really uncomfortable, like in a pre-trial detention center, your whole back hurts when you sleep on them and they almost break because they are so thin! the WI FI doesn't work at all, The room was very dirty and filthy, and when you ask her to move you to a room she says everything is taken, even though all the rooms are empty and open! I arrived at this horrible place, this horrible house, at 1:00 AM, after two hours of sleeplessness, I asked for my money back, a blonde girl of about 50 years old named “Anna” told me that she wanted the money in cash right away, otherwise she would not let me out of the hotel, she told me that I would not be able to sleep in their bed, at 3 AM I went to look for an ATM to withdraw money, because I could not find one, after searching for a whole hour, in the Tbilisi cold, I returned to her at midnight to look for an ATM, but she did not give me my suitcase and passport, so I came back the next day and gave me the money in cash, she did not give me an invoice either, do not come near! They are deceiving the public, booking and all hotel websites! This is not a hotel, it is a very dirty, old house and it smells very bad. Search on youtube "never go there – Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City Georgia of Ana Chuchulashvili the house hotel from hell" , don't go " to “Hotel Delisi” on YouTube or "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia " or"HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat" He was caught on tape speaking badly and illegally taking a passport and suitcase.
That she took the suitcase by force, she also stole 3 expensive shirts from me for a total of 250 GEL, I demand compensation of 128 GEL for the two hours of hell I suffered there + 250 GEL for the shirts she stole from me
I have videos where she only wants money in cash so she doesn't pay taxes and doesn't agree that I pay her with a credit card, and she also doesn't want to give me my suitcase and passport.
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სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო, ქურდის „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილის“
მსოფლიოში ყველაზე ცუდი სასტუმრო, საშიშია, ახლოს არ მიხვიდეთ! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის! ეს ძველი, ჭუჭყიანი სახლია, ოთახში ტარაკნები და მწერებია, სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო – ადგილის მენეჯერი თაღლითი და ყოფილი ნარკომანია, სახელად „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილი“, კომპანიის სახელია: შპს ალპაკა
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მდებარეობს: ნუცუბიძის ქ. N57, თბილისი, საქართველო/ნუცუბიძის ქუჩა 57, 0177, საშინელი სუნი აქვს, ოთახში კედლები აქერცლილია, სურათები გადავიღე, ოთახში ობი და ნესტია, საწოლები ნამდვილად არაკომფორტულია, როგორც წინასწარი დაკავების იზოლატორში, მთელი ზურგი გტკივა, როცა მათზე იძინებ და კინაღამ იმსხვრევა, რადგან ძალიან თხელია! Wi-Fi საერთოდ არ მუშაობს, ოთახი ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი და უწმაწურია და როცა ოთახში გადაყვანას სთხოვ, მიპასუხებს, რომ ყველაფერი დაკავებულია, მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ყველა ოთახი ცარიელი და ღიაა! ამ საშინელ ადგილას, ამ საშინელ სახლში, ღამის 1:00 საათზე მივედი, ორსაათიანი უძილობის შემდეგ, ფულის დაბრუნება ვთხოვე, დაახლოებით 50 წლის ქერა გოგონამ, სახელად „ანამ“, მითხრა, რომ ფული ნაღდი ფულით უნდოდა, თორემ სასტუმროდან არ გამიშვებდა, მითხრა, რომ მათ საწოლში ვერ დავიძინებდი, დილის 3 საათზე ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად წავედი ფულის გასატანად, რადგან ვერ ვიპოვე, მთელი საათის ძებნის შემდეგ, თბილისურ სიცივეში, შუაღამისას დავბრუნდი მასთან ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად, მაგრამ ჩემოდანი და პასპორტი არ მომცა, ამიტომ მეორე დღეს დავბრუნდი და ფული ნაღდი ფულით მომცა, ინვოისიც არ მომცა, ახლოს არ მოხვიდეთ! ისინი ატყუებენ საზოგადოებას, დაჯავშნის და ყველა სასტუმროს ვებსაიტს! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის, ეს ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი, ძველი სახლია და ძალიან ცუდი სუნი ასდის. YouTube-ზე მოძებნეთ "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The worse hotel in the world" , არ წახვიდეთ "Hotel Delisi"-ში YouTube-ზე ან "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia" ან "HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat". ის ვიდეოჩანაწერში მოხვდა, სადაც ცუდად საუბრობდა და უკანონოდ იღებდა პასპორტს და ჩემოდანს.
მან ჩემოდანი ძალით წამართვა, ასევე მომპარა 3 ძვირადღირებული პერანგი სულ 250 ლარად, მე ვითხოვ 128 ლარის კომპენსაციას იმ ორსაათიანი ჯოჯოხეთისთვის, რომელიც იქ ვიტანჯე + 250 ლარი იმ პერანგებისთვის, რომლებიც მომპარა.
მე მაქვს ვიდეოები, სადაც ის მხოლოდ ნაღდი ფულით ითხოვს ფულს, ამიტომ არ იხდის გადასახადებს და არ ეთანხმება, რომ საკრედიტო ბარათით გადავუხადო, ასევე არ სურს ჩემოდნის და პასპორტის მოცემა.
"ב-7.10 נחטפה כל המשפחה שלי, אני, בעלי דוד, ושתי בנותינו אמה ויולי, אז בנות 3 בלבד", פתחה את נאומה שרון, אשתו של דוד קוניו החטוף בעזה. "דוד בעלי, אהבת חיי, והאבא של הבנות שלי, עדיין שם. התאומות ואני חזרנו ביום החמישים ושתיים. אמה ויולי שלנו חגגו חמש, בלי אבא שלהן. בשבוע הבא הן ילכו לגן חובה, והן יודעות שאבא לא יהיה איתן ביום הזה. הן יודעות שאבא שלהן שם. לפני כמה ימים, כשהשכבתי אותן לישון הן שאלו אותי 'אמא, את בטוחה שאבא יחזור?'".
"יש הצעה לעיסקה על השולחן, שחמאס כבר אמר לה כן", המשיכה. "האמריקנים רוצים שהחטופים יחזרו. הרמטכ"ל אומר שחייבים ללכת עכשיו לעיסקה. העם, אתם, כל אחד מכם, כאן בככר, במהלך היום בצמתים, בכל מקום, במספרים אדירים, כולם צועקים איתנו, כולם רוצים את החטופים בבית. אז למה אני לא יכולה להגיד לבנות שלי שאני בטוחה שאבא שלהן יחזור?"
