In this week’s Passages Pulse, Sebastian and Josiah tackle two developments already reshaping the conversation about Israel in America: President Trump’s brand-new National Security Strategy and the wave of pro-Qatar messaging emerging from the Doha Forum.

What does the NSS really signal about the Middle East?

And why is Qatar working so hard to rebrand itself right now — with Tucker Carlson front and center?

We unpack:

🇺🇸 The biggest surprises in Trump’s National Security Strategy and what they could mean for Israel’s standing in U.S. policy

🌍 Why the Middle East is being reframed in America’s global priorities — and what comes next

🇶🇦 The Doha Forum as a PR power play, and the quiet influence battle happening behind the scenes

🎙️ What Tucker Carlson’s Qatar interview gets wrong (and why it matters for public opinion)

🙏 How Christians should respond when propaganda, policy, and peacemaking collide

If you’ve been trying to sort through shifting alliances and conflicting narratives, this episode connects the dots — clearly, honestly, and with a rooted Christian perspective.

U.S. discussing potential Sisi-Netanyahu summit: https://www.axios.com/2025/12/07/egypt-israel-summit-netanyahu-sisi-kushner

National Security Strategy of the United States of America: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf

https://youtu.be/_Kwm3shCxok

https://youtu.be/7a9RZrj6Kr8

https://youtu.be/4zvkPI-YIds

Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East: https://www.amazon.com/Six-Days-War-Making-Modern/dp/0345461924

How Qatar Bought America: https://www.thefp.com/p/how-qatar-bought-america-9df?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_campaign=dsa&utm_adgroup=all&utm_term=&utm_matchtype=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22457634466&gbraid=0AAAAApHxamFexXKmDJrp2onjM91_VYEtg&gclid=CjwKCAiA0eTJBhBaEiwA-Pa-hQLkjsdrXwNix7X2-G9jnCAzazR-Tcev4fyMIOBwDdkCLwj92bEBzhoCGAcQAvD_BwE

How Qatar is buying American public opinion: https://www.fdd.org/in_the_news/2025/03/16/how-qatar-is-buying-american-public-opinion/

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