Trump was not fiddling whilst Israel burned

Trump's silence following both these decisions could indicate his acceptance of Israel's position – ruling out any thought of creating a new state between Israel and Jordan anywhere in Gaza and Judea and Samaria (West Bank) - especially after Trump's earlier decision on 4 February to treat Gaza as a separate territorial entity.

On the other hand Trump's decision – when announced – could prevent Israel claiming sovereignty in all of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – requiring Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine to negotiate on allocating sovereignty between their two respective States.

Trump could have announced his decision during his meeting with Netanyahu on 6 April or in Saudi Arabia during Trump's visit in May – but Trump chose not to.

It now seems increasingly unlikely that Trump will call for sovereignty of Judea and Samaria to be divided between Israel and Jordan - having witnessed Israel being bombarded by Iran firing hundreds of long range ballistic missiles indiscriminately into Israeli population centres during the past 10 days.

Israel's vulnerability has been exposed like never before following Gaza's invasion of Israel on 7 October 2023 and Iran's missile attacks.

Trump's delay for up to two weeks on whether to join Israel in confronting Iran was understandable due to Trump's reluctance to embroil America in any foreign conflict. Having taken that decision - the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) could follow shortly.