TRUMP PROFITS FROM GULF STATES WHILE ISRAEL’S ENEMIES FINANCE HAMAS AND THE HOUTHIS!

                                              




CALITODAY (May 14, 2025) – According to Reuters, Boeing secured the largest deal ever for wide-body aircraft sales on Wednesday, May 14, when state-owned Qatar Airways placed a firm order for 160 jets, with options to purchase 50 more, during President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf Arab nation.

According to the White House, the agreement, involving Boeing 777X and 787 aircraft powered by GE Aerospace engines, is valued at $96 billion.

This marks a major win for Trump on his high-profile visit to the region, though it will take years before the planes are delivered.

The sale also provides a boost to Boeing and its largest engine supplier at a time when Airbus’s large A350 models, equipped with Rolls-Royce engines, are facing maintenance issues due to operations in the world’s hottest climates — including the Middle East.

According to Boeing, the deal includes 160 firm orders — 130 Boeing 787s and 30 Boeing 777Xs — along with options for 50 additional long-haul jets. Boeing’s stock rose 0.6% in New York, while GE Aerospace shares increased by 0.7%.

The U.S. administration said that for the 787 aircraft, Qatar chose GE Aerospace’s GEnx engines over Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000. GE’s GE9X engine is the sole option for the 777X.

The purchase of 400 GE engines marks the largest engine deal in GE Aerospace history, CEO Larry Culp stated. Qatar Airways confirmed this, having told Reuters in March that it was placing a large order for wide-body jets.

Trump and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the signing ceremony along with Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer. Trump said Ortberg told him this was Boeing’s largest jet order in its history.

The deal was signed during the second stop of Trump’s Gulf tour, following a series of agreements reached with Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

The 777X is still under development and is expected to begin deliveries in 2026 — six years behind schedule. Qatar Airways already has 94 777X orders. Competitor Emirates has 205 777X orders. Both were early customers when Boeing launched the program in 2013.

As of April 30, Boeing’s order book included 521 orders for the 777X and 828 orders for the 787.

For Donald Trump, there are no strategic allies or regional friendships — only short-term advantages he can seize. In preparation for his Middle East trip, Trump unilaterally announced a halt to strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen — just two days after they launched a missile attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, causing foreign airlines to flee.

Trump justified the decision by saying the Houthis had promised not to fire missiles or drones at U.S. ships in the Red Sea.

Trump sidelined Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu while reshaping the Middle East. He accepted Syria’s new leader, Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa — a former rebel commander who became Syria’s Prime Minister in January 2025.

Trump claimed he was working to end the Gaza war “as soon as possible” by supporting Netanyahu’s efforts to strike Hamas. But now, Trump is accepting a luxury 787-8 aircraft from Qatar’s royal family to serve as the new Air Force One — even though Qatar finances Hamas, which attacks Israel. As a result, Trump excluded Netanyahu from his Middle East tour focused on deals benefiting himself and his family.

This implies that Hamas will survive, rebuild, and prepare for another attack on Israel in the near future.

In his current urgent Middle East visit, whether Trump still sympathizes with Netanyahu's concerns or not, he is advancing a series of regional initiatives without including Israel. He hasn’t arranged for Israel to be present at critical meetings, and he’s ignoring Israel’s growing concerns over Trump’s deals with its adversaries.

Trump has deepened U.S.-Saudi relations, leaving Israel out of the equation — telling Saudi leaders that although he hopes they will join the Abraham Accords with Israel, “you’ll do it in your own time.” Unspoken is his acceptance that Saudi Arabia won’t normalize ties with Israel as long as Netanyahu rejects even a theoretical path toward a Palestinian state. Trump signed a record $142 billion arms deal with Riyadh, likely alarming Jerusalem — particularly if Israel’s air superiority is compromised. He’s reportedly discussing a nuclear energy deal for Saudi Arabia — which opposition leader Yair Lapid warned on May 14 could trigger a nuclear arms race in the region.

Trump is determined to sign a deal with Iran, while the U.S. remains evasive about whether such a deal would require dismantling all of Iran’s nuclear facilities — causing panic in Jerusalem.

Despite Israeli objections, Trump lifted all sanctions on Syria’s new leader, whom Israel understandably still views as heading a terrorist regime — unless proven otherwise — and called on President Ahmed al-Sharaa to normalize ties with Israel and join the Abraham Accords.

Trump recently arrived in Qatar, a known financial backer of Hamas. Qatar is also suspected of paying off some of Netanyahu’s aides to lobby on its behalf. Trump declared he was “absolutely committed” to helping resolve the hostage-war crisis.

Each of these moves significantly affects Israel’s daily security, economy, and public welfare. Any Israeli government would seek to influence and revise Trump’s rapid moves concerning the Houthis, Syrians, Saudis, and Iranians. But Israel is largely sidelined as Trump pursues them for his own gain.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is now America’s strongest partner under Trump. On the evening of May 13, rumors swirled in Jerusalem that Trump was angry with Netanyahu for pushing him toward military action against Iran, while Trump favors diplomacy. It’s also believed that Trump concluded Israel is no longer central to U.S. interests in the region.

Currently, it’s not that Trump “doesn’t like you” — it’s that “I’m moving forward, with or without you.” Through this trip, Trump is elevating the Gulf nations — and by definition, reducing Israel’s significance in his strategic calculations.

“The transformation under King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has truly been extraordinary,” Trump praised Saudi Arabia in his keynote speech on Tuesday evening, May 13, calling the crown prince America’s strongest partner. “We have great partners around the world, but there’s no partner stronger — and none like the gentleman sitting right in front of me,” Trump said of Bin Salman. “He is your finest representative... I like him very much... a great man.”

Trump’s admiration for Gulf progress implies a downgrade of Israel’s status as a regional power, leading innovator, and smart investment destination. At present, even getting a flight to Israel is difficult.

In reality, Trump’s new wave of deals and alliances could destroy America’s longstanding ally in the Middle East — Israel.

On the flight to Qatar, Trump claimed that good U.S.-Gulf relations were “very good for Israel.” But in truth, he excluded Israel from all political and economic meetings with Gulf nations — the very ones actively funding Hamas and the Houthis, who attack Israel every single day and night.

— Hạnh Dương