This Israeli Government Is Not US Ally — Dear President Trump
For almost a year, the Biden administration beseeched Netanyahu to do one thing for America and for Israel,
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agree to open a dialogue with the Palestinian Authority about a two-state solution one day with a reformed authority — in return for Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel
That would then pave the way for passage in Congress of a US-Saudi security treaty to counterbalance Iran and freeze out China
Netanyahu refused to do it because the Jewish supremacists in his cabinet said if he did so they would topple his government — and with Netanyahu on trial on multiple charges of corruption, he could not afford to give up the protection of being prime minister to drag out his trial and forestall a possible jail term
So, Netanyahu put his personal interests ahead of Israel’s and America’s
Normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the most important Muslim power — built on an effort to forge a two-state solution with moderate Palestinians — would have opened the whole Muslim world to Israeli tourists, investors and innovators, eased tensions between Jews and Muslims the world over and consolidated US advantages in the Middle East set in motion by Nixon and Kissinger for another decade or more
After Netanyahu’s spinning everyone for two years, both the Americans and Saudis have reportedly decided to give up on Israel’s involvement in the deal — a true loss for both Israelis and the Jewish people
Reuters reported Thursday that,
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“the United States is no longer demanding Saudi Arabia normalize ties with Israel as a condition for progress on civil nuclear cooperation talks”
