The lesson of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest diplomatic gambit is that in Middle East dealmaking, "the devil is in the details, but the most important thing is political willpower," said Anshel Pfeffer, The Economist's Israel correspondent and former Haaretz columnist, speaking on the Haaretz Podcast.

Trump’s secret diplomacy led to a Gaza deal, pressuring Israel’s Netanyahu and leveraging Arab support, aiming for a Nobel Peace Prize.

The lesson of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest diplomatic gambit is that in Middle East dealmaking, "the devil is in the details, but the most important thing is political…