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Trump’s rhetoric treats territorial expansion as personal obsession, claiming European leaders “loved me” until he mentioned Iceland. His threats—dismissed by allies as loose talk—now test NATO’s collective defense principle and underscore a pattern of policy based on fictitious or outlandish claims.

Israeli policy in the West Bank, driven by a hard-right government, has accelerated de facto annexation through land confiscation and economic restrictions. This not only deepens Palestinian hardship but also threatens to derail Gaza peace plans by weakening the Palestinian Authority.