The shift now underway is unlikely to take the form of a dramatic collapse of American power in the Gulf. It is more likely to be subtler and, for the region, more unsettling.
Israel must reduce its military dependence on the United States as much as possible and deepen its technological, military and moral value in American eyes.
Rasool’s expulsion deepened an already deteriorating relationship between the two countries, one that had been on a downward spiral since Trump returned to office.
A lesson one may think is this: for any misconduct committed by the West, marginalized minority groups somewhere in the world may have to pay the price. After all, on an international stage, any misconduct may simply sustain the cultures of fear and humiliation we face today.