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Dear Friends,

President Trump takes off for the Middle East on Monday. There’s no
shortage of pressing issues up for discussion in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and
the UAE. However, it's still unclear what Trump’s reaction will be to the
Israeli government’s newly announced plans to re-seize large swaths of
Gaza, and how the announcement might impact his discussions.

Notably missing from the itinerary? A stop in Israel. This comes despite
reported lobbying on behalf of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s political
confidants.

I’ll sit down with Middle East experts and former senior State Department
officials Ambassador Michael Ratney and Jen Gavito today to talk through
what to expect on Trump’s visit. [ [link removed] ]Register for our discussion at 1pm
Eastern / 10am Pacific >>

I hope to see you there.

– Ilan Goldenberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Policy Officer

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Friends,

For the first time in his second term, President Trump is headed to the
Middle East. Next week, he’ll be visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE
to “strengthen ties,” according to the White House. The visit comes as the
Middle East agenda is quite full, including the ongoing war in Gaza,
nuclear negotiations with Iran, new governments in Syria and Lebanon, and
deepening economic, energy and technology ties between the US and the Gulf
States.

Ahead of Trump’s visit, the J Street Policy Center is hosting a virtual
briefing with former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney and our
policy shop’s own Jen Gavito, who previously served as acting Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the State
Department. The discussion will be moderated by my colleague and J Street
Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg.

[ [link removed] ]Join us this Wednesday, May 7 at 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific >>

[ [link removed] ]Register here for J Street Policy Center's briefing on Trump's visit to
the Middle East

Jen Gavito is a Policy Center Contributing Expert and a nonresident senior
fellow with the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative within the
Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs. Michael Ratney served as
President Biden’s ambassador to Riyadh and US Consul General in Jerusalem
from 2012-2015.

Before Trump departs, we hope you’ll join us for this primer on what to
expect from the trip as well as the high-stakes policy issues surrounding
it.

[ [link removed] ]Register here and mark your calendar >>

See you soon,

Adina Vogel Ayalon
Vice President and Chief of Staff, J Street


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