Great column. Irrelevant, but great. Hard to imagine a West Bank not on fire, and since Putin doesn't like Israel and is a friend to Iran, things are going to heat up in a bizarre way as America supports Israel but in  a hidden way, supports war in the Middle East that elevates Iran. Might take a supercomputer to understand all the players and the power struggles.
Me, I am perhaps the biggest cynic in this country. I figure Trump is Putin's stooge, thanks to the email leaking that defeated her, and since Putin kills his enemies and places stooges for a purpose,  I figure the next few years will hold absolute misery for American poor as Trump throws a bone to Congressional Republicans in the way of lower taxes for the rich, in exchange for their looking the other way as Putin runs things. 
Hugh