The Arab world relied on Israeli media - and fell into the trap again

The article claims the Arab world was embarrassed after relying on Israeli media reports that described a rift between Trump and Netanyahu, while the actual meeting showed warm relations. The author attributes this to reliance on sources like Haaretz and Israeli channels, and argues the Arab world refuses to learn the lesson.

The article, by Dr. Edy Cohen, discusses the Arab world's embarrassment in light of the warm meeting between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The author claims the Arab world relied on reports in Israeli media, especially from Haaretz and various channels, that described a political rift and the end of relations between the two. In reality, photos of the meeting showed a warm reception, leaving Arab commentators surprised and disappointed. The author criticizes the Arab tendency to adopt wishful narratives instead of correctly reading the geopolitical map, and states that the phenomenon indicates a deeper problem of refusing to learn lessons. The article is framed as a political-media analysis, using narrative language that criticizes the Arab world and the left-wing Israeli media.