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How Donald Trump Can Make Israel a Better U.S. Partner

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Most expect President Donald Trump will give Israel a long leash to do as it sees fit in the Middle East , writes Aaron Miller .

Miller : If Tel Aviv’s ongoing regional aggression embarrasses Trump , frustrations will likely boil over into a bid to reign Israel in.

Miller says a strategically ambiguous alliance will benefit both Israel and the United States .

C. C. William “Will” Walldorf, Jr. is an Associate Professor and Shivley Family Faculty Fellow at Wake Forest University .

He is the author of To Shape Our World For Good: Master Narratives and Regime Change in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1900-2011 .

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