“He also said he believed that Hamas may have mounted its attack on Oct. 7 to disrupt American efforts to establish normal diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a project many believe would have transformed the region but could have undercut the urgency of the Palestinian cause.”
Biden is correct. The timing of October 7th was absolutely perfect. It successfully prevented aid to Ukraine from the US for 4 months and counting. It ended impeachment efforts against Netanyahu, who remains the biggest barrier to peace in the Levant. It prevented Israeli normalization with Saudi Arabia, which might have led to Palestinian autonomy and an actual two-state or one-state solution, which would inevitably lead to respect for the rights of Palestinians and the end of settlements. If Palestine gets some recognition and the Palestinians get the rights they deserve under international law, Hamas will lose power. Iran’s entire schtick would fall apart with this development. It could not have been better timed for Netanyahu, Hamas, the Ayatollah, and Putin.
Both Netanyahu and Hamas know exactly what they are doing. They are both parasites. If there is no terrorist threat, Likud loses power. If Likud loses power and Palestinians are granted basic human rights, Hamas loses power. If the United States stops writing blank checks and Likud needs to negotiate and give Palestinians basic human rights, both Likud and Hamas will lose power. The blank checks from the United States prevent human rights for Palestinians, which strengthens Hamas, which keeps Likud in power. One cannot exist without the other. They are in the most disgusting, codependent relationship I have seen in my lifetime.
We need to stop writing blank checks for Likud from our taxes and force Israel to respect the rights of Palestinians. Then Hamas loses their entire argument, and Israelis and Palestinians are both safe.
To be clear, this is fundamentally different from the Anschluss in Ukraine. The only solution there is to fund the Ukrainian military and drive the Russian beasts out of Ukraine, and the minute the last Russian troll leaves Ukraine, grant immediate NATO membership to Ukraine at a minimum. Not giving Ukraine aid empowers Putin. Putin is a fascist, and Russian elections are shams. He will not negotiate.
Biden is being played like a fiddle and is starting to realize it.
The only question now is… what will we do about it to put peace talks back on track? More guns is not the answer in Israel.
