War Diary: Trump's 'Midas touch' delusions will fail to solve the Gaza crisis - opinion

The legend of King Midas is well known. He was the king of Phrygia (in what is now Turkey) who was granted a reward by Bacchus for his hospitality. The god of wine and dance endowed him with the ability of having everything he touched turn into gold. This made the king happy for a while, until he realized that this “Midas touch” had a downside: It included his food and drink and much else besides, which included his beloved daughter. He begged to be released from this unbearable gift. And his request was granted, to his great relief.

Something similar seems to have happened to the newly re-elected president of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump. Believing in his supernatural powers, he set an unachievable goal of dismantling the Palestinian territory of Gaza and turning it into another one of his Shangri-las, complete with casinos, lux...
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