by William Koenig - White House Correspondent
July 1, 2025 - http://williamkoenig.com
President Trump is now aggressively pushing to expand the Abraham Accords — a diplomatic and economic race that’s colliding with prophetic boundaries and political limits. The urgency is clear, but the cost may be far greater than his team realizes — biblically, geopolitically, and even electorally.
Behind closed doors, Trump has made it known that he intends to put pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu to end the Gaza war. That pressure reflects not just internal U.S. calculations, but also the demands of the broader Sunni Arab world — including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and others — all of whom are calling for a two-state solution and postwar restructuring in Gaza. We’ve been down this road before.
The Real Goal: Economic Integration, Not the Bible’s Covenant Land Promises
Trump’s inner circle — particularly through figures like Steve Witkoff — is pushing to finalize more Arab normalization deals in record time. This is being cast as peace diplomacy, but the driving engine is businessTrump is financially entangled with the Gulf region. His real estate empire spans Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and in Oman. He’s building the tallest hotel tower in the world in Dubai, his family is developing crypto partnerships in the Emirates, and aligning U.S. foreign policy with multi-trillion-dollar Gulf investment commitments in the U.S.
This isn’t diplomacy. This is transactional geopolitics, where Israel becomes a chess piece on a larger economic board.What concerns me most is this: President Trump believes money can solve the Middle East. That’s a profound miscalculation. Because this land — Israel’s land — is not governed by economic terms. It is covenant land, and history documented in my book, “Eye to Eye” the consequences of tampering with it are absolute.
Two-State Pressure and the Sunni Demands
The Sunni countries President Trump is negotiating with are demanding a two-state outcome. Saudi King Salman and the Saudi foreign minister have made their position crystal clear: no two-state, no normalization. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is more flexible in tone, preferring a phased approach — normalize now, deliver a Palestinian state later. But the destination remains the same. And Trump and Steve Witkoff, in a rush to secure deals, are aligning U.S. policy to that roadmap. This isn’t speculation. It’s happening. (Read More)
The Sunni countries President Trump is negotiating with are demanding a two-state outcome. Saudi King Salman and the Saudi foreign minister have made their position crystal clear: no two-state, no normalization. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is more flexible in tone, preferring a phased approach — normalize now, deliver a Palestinian state later. But the destination remains the same. And Trump and Steve Witkoff, in a rush to secure deals, are aligning U.S. policy to that roadmap. This isn’t speculation. It’s happening. (Read More)
