Trump is being accused of abandoning the Arab American voters who backed him in 2024, and of shielding Netanyahu politically — bad news for anyone who expected a quicker end to the Gaza war.

• Trump has given Netanyahu most of what he wanted in Gaza, despite campaigning as the anti-war choice.
• Arab American and Muslim voters in places like Dearborn, Michigan, backed Trump believing he would end the war faster than Biden or Harris.
• Netanyahu benefits personally from the war continuing, since it delays his corruption trial.
• Trump has publicly pushed Israeli President Herzog to pardon Netanyahu, who so far has not done it.
• Biden gets blame too — his team leaked frustration with Netanyahu while doing little to change the outcome.

Outlook: The political cost is likely to land on Trump with Arab American voters, while pressure on Herzog over a Netanyahu pardon keeps building.