Trump’s unreserved support for his Saudi sycophants could make life even more miserable in the Hamas-ruled enclave on the sea.
Gershom Gorenberg
Gershom Gorenberg is a senior correspondent for the Prospect. His most recent book is War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis From the Middle East. Follow him on Twitter @GershomG.
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