Mouin Rabbani discusses what Donald Trump’s return could mean for the Lebanese ceasefire, normalization efforts in the region, and the prospect of Israeli annexation of the West Bank.
![Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023. [State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy]](https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53265936689_6648951447_h-260x200.jpg "What are the Biden administration’s motivations in the Middle East?")
Mondoweiss spoke to analyst Mouin Rabbani about U.S. motivations in the Middle East and why the Biden administration fully supports Israel’s escalations against Lebanon and Iran.
Sinan Antoon’s translation of the Mahmoud Darwish poem “Silence for Gaza.”