05-16-2021, 08:23 AM
(05-15-2021, 08:49 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: *** 16-May-21 World View -- Will there be a third Palestinian Intifada?
... So the narrative is growing that the Mideast war is Israel's fault, and it's also Biden's fault because Biden is not holding back Israel, and forcing Israel to agree to a ceasefire.
In Washington, Democrats like AOC are demanding that Biden end all funding to Israel, and force Israel to accept a ceasefire under terms dictated by Hamas. Republicans are angry that Biden has been taking a wrecking ball to all aspects of America's domestic and foreign policy, and is giving money to the Palestinians, which they are using to buy weapons from Iran, which Biden is also supporting.
So this is shaping up to be a major political issue in America. Meanwhile, the Israel-Palestine war is continuing to escalate, and will continue to do so no matter what Biden does.
Reality check:
- The extremists in Israel are not any less extreme than the extremists in Hamas. That's a sad commentary, but it's sadly the case. Worse, they are in power.
- Totally disenfranchising an entire people is not a prescription for peace. With the 2-state solution now dead, what do the Palestinians have to lose by being belligerent?
- The only alternative, a 1-state solution, will require an apartheid regime if Israel is to remain the sole Jewish state. Are we OK with that? We weren't in South Africa.
- Netanyahu actually threw-in with the Trumpists and evangelicals 100%. That's a declining political play, and one due for the wilderness soon. It's also stupid, when that splinter of one party is out of power and may remain so for along time or even permanently. The Know Nothings collapsed and the comparison to the Trumpists is apt.
- US minority communities are not impressed by the plight of the overbearing Israelis. When the strong overreact to the weak, they lose support just like the police have here.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.
