Will MAGA fractures push Trump to pressure Israel?

Leaders in France, Canada, and the U.K. have stated they would
recognize and call for Palestinian statehood at the next General
Assembly of the United Nations. The calls from world leaders come
on the heels of troubling images of starvation and famine in
Gaza. President Trump has long been an ally of Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Trump also pushed back against
Netanyahu’s claims that there was no starvation in the region.
It’s a rare pressure campaign on the Israeli government to
improve conditions for Palestinians as the conflict between
Israel and Hamas wages on. But will it result in meaningful
change? Are other factors playing into Trump’s callout?


Republican legislators in Texas will discuss redrawing the
state’s congressional map during a special summer session. The
plan, first floated by the Trump administration, could create
five new seats in the House of Representatives if approved.
Democratic officials in and out of the Lone Star State are trying
to figure out how to fight back. Do they have any choice? And who
does the move benefit?


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