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The change, which comes as Trump prepares to leave the White House next week, means that Israel will be transferred from the US European Command to the US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees US military policy that involves Arab nations. Israel for decades sided with European countries due to animosity between Israel and some Arab countries.
“DOD reviews the [Unified Command Plan] every two years and re-evaluates all limits and relationships against the operating environment. We are structuring borders to better mitigate risk and protect the interests and partners of the United States, ”the Pentagon said in a statement.
Relieving tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors caused by the recent “Abraham Accords” has “provided a strategic opportunity for the United States to align key partners against shared threats in the Middle East” and “will open up additional opportunities.” for cooperation with our US Central Command partners, “the statement added.
The change was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Securing peace agreements between Israel and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa has been a key priority of the Trump administration’s foreign policy in its last days.
The United States has helped reach agreements to normalize ties between Jerusalem and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan in agreements marking the first such agreements between Israel and any Arab country since the pact with Jordan on 1994. The Covenants have been baptized as Abraham Accords after the honored biblical figure in both Judaism and Islam.
Pro-Israel groups have long pushed for the country’s move to Centcom to motivate cooperation between Middle Eastern countries against Iran.
In November the Jewish Institute for National Security in America called for relocation, as it would “send a strong message of deterrence of unity and continue the United States’ commitment to regional leadership,” as well as “smooth the way.” for the Pentagon to use more Israel for regional operations. “
It remains to be seen whether the change will encourage such cooperation. The Israelis still have a long unresolved dispute with the Palestinians. And Jerusalem has not yet normalized relations with its southern neighbor, Saudi Arabia, the region’s largest Arab nation.