Delusions of Palestinian statehood — specifically now
After October 7 all Israeli leaders and most of the Israeli public recognize this:
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the set of rules by which the worst actors in the Middle East operate are ideological, attritional, genocidal not accommodational or transactional
For example, Israelis understand that beyond whatever temporary accords might unfortunately be necessary to obtain the release of a few more Israeli hostages held criminally and viciously by Hamas, there are no long-term accommodations with the terrorist group
It must be rooted out from Gaza, Judea and Samaria — and this means a decade (or more) of bloody warfare at varying degrees of intensity
It means “managing the conflict” through the determined use of force in a proactive, preemptive, and persistent manner
It means no establishment of any runaway, radical, revolutionary Palestinian state
This is also why it is so nonsensical of France, Saudi Arabia and others to resuscitate delusions of Palestinian statehood, specifically now
This is a recipe for devastating disappointment and escalated conflict And of course, for the isolation of Israel — which may be the point of the whole French-Saudi exercise
