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tweakabelle -> RE: Israeli soldier hand hurt by demonstrator (4/26/2012 9:42:19 PM)
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hardycybermaster
America really needs to try and find some kind of exit strategy from Israel, or at least get some distance. Most US aid to Israel is military, not humanitirian. That is not good for America or the rest of the world
Your observation is spot on.
The USA provides a blank cheque to Israel which the Israelis take to the limit. Emboldened by an unconditional US security guarantee and protected from the legal and diplomatic consequences of their actions by US political indulgence of Israeli excesses, the Israelis have calculated that there is nothing to gain from striking a peace deal with the Palestinians.
As long as unconditional US support remains in place, Israel will pursue its goal of complete conquest of the West Bank, maintain its brutal ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population and laugh at international law. Thus, Israeli 'conditions' for peace have escalated over the years and its painfully obvious to all that the current Israeli Govt has no intention of negotiating peace with the Palestinians.
A credible threat to withdraw US support for Israel would force Israel to the negotiating table immediately. Current US policy encourages Israel to hold out for Palestinian capitulation instead of negotiating seriously for peace. This is one of the major reasons why the US is so on the nose throughout the Muslim world. The threat of a change in US policy on its own could be enough to bring peace to that troubled region.
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