The Guardian January 16, 2025 At last knockings, Blinken did not hold back.
1. Israel’s actions in Gaza had recruited as many new Hamas fighters as they had killed, he said. 2. Most Israelis did not know what “dehumanising” things their government and army were doing in their name. 3. More occupation and annexation would guarantee perpetual war; Israel would never find safety that way.
These home truths are anathema to the present Israeli leadership and Netanyahu in particular, who fiercely opposes a two-state solution. And yet it may be largely academic. Blinken and Biden are heading for the door. .
Trump has made no similar commitments, has no such vision for a just and permanent settlement.
Trump sees the Palestinians as losers – and there is no place in his cruel and twisted world for such people. For him, ending the Middle East war is a business opportunity.
