Will the next president follow Israel into war with Iran?

Kamala Harris is likely to maintain Joe Biden’s awkward policy, while Donald Trump’s belligerent words mask a record of caution. M ANY AMERICAN presidents have dreamt of bringing peace to the Middle East. Some could claim successes: Jimmy Carter oversaw the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt in 1978; Bill Clinton the Oslo accords with the Palestinians in 1993 and a peace treaty with Jordan the next year; Donald Trump the Abraham accords with Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco in 2020.

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