Donald J. Trump
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What do you think that conversation inside the beast is right now, sir?
Well, I think hopefully Bibi is giving Trump some perspective with something like this, is that the Arab and Muslim countries have been promoting for years and years that the only problem in the Middle East is the Palestinians don't have their own state.
And they do that to avoid addressing the real problems that exist in the region.
It's the divide between Shia Islam in Iran and the largest Sunni population.
The Sunnis don't really consider the Shia Iranians to be real Muslims.
There's a huge divide between rich elites and poor masses.
The Gulf Arabs, the Saudis, the Qataris are hated by the masses of the people who are poor because they hoard the wealth.
There is the Turks trying to reassert themselves.
There are so many problems, persecutions of Christian minorities.
There are so many problems in the Middle East, and these countries have sought to avoid addressing them by saying the only problem is the Palestinians.
So these issues are huge in the Middle East, and they will exist whether or not the Palestinians put together a state in Gaza and elsewhere.
And I think Bibi actually does a good job of trying to give history and perspective whenever he talks at the UN, when he talks to Trump.
And the Qataris have been playing all sides.
People don't understand who the Qataris really are.
In Qatar, there's 300,000 Qataris and 3 million expatriates.
It's a small group of this extended family that controls all the wealth.
And they cut deals with everybody.
They pay off Hamas.
They pay off American universities.
They give the U.S.