Israel is not on Mars. Israel requires consensus. Every boycott of Israel has an impact. Currently Turkey is boycotting Israel, resulting in shortages of cement and other raw materials. Wiping anyone off anything is a pipe dream. Israel needs legitimacy, and America needs to provide the diplomatic umbrella. US sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. It's a subtle form of blackmail.
Israel is not on Mars. Israel requires consensus. Every boycott of Israel has an impact. Currently Turkey is boycotting Israel, resulting in shortages of cement and other raw materials. Wiping anyone off anything is a pipe dream. Israel needs legitimacy, and America needs to provide the diplomatic umbrella. US sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. It's a subtle form of blackmail.
I will add one caveat: тАЬfor nowтАЭ. We live in a world on the brink of economic collapse (thanks to global debt monetization) and on the brink of a new Cold War once china takes over Taiwan. At that point empty bellies and circling of the wagons will necessitate Israel participation in the new тАЬaxis of goodтАЭ and will allow Israel great autonomy leeway.
I personally think that expelling all Palestinians from Israel is the only viable long term solution for peace and preventing endless bloodshed. It may sound harsh but itтАЩs cold calculation. It may not be politically palatable now but as I said тАЬfor nowтАЭ.
I agree, eddie. I have a lifelong friend who has lived in Israel for the past 12 years. We Zoom-visit every Sunday morning for three hours. Where she and other Jews once took pride in the number of Arabs who live and work in Israel, she now says no one trusts them. People avoid them on streets and in the shops and no longer use Arab-owned businesses and workers. I can't fault them for that. And the only one to blame for the change of heart is Hamas.
Israel is not on Mars. Israel requires consensus. Every boycott of Israel has an impact. Currently Turkey is boycotting Israel, resulting in shortages of cement and other raw materials. Wiping anyone off anything is a pipe dream. Israel needs legitimacy, and America needs to provide the diplomatic umbrella. US sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. It's a subtle form of blackmail.
I will add one caveat: тАЬfor nowтАЭ. We live in a world on the brink of economic collapse (thanks to global debt monetization) and on the brink of a new Cold War once china takes over Taiwan. At that point empty bellies and circling of the wagons will necessitate Israel participation in the new тАЬaxis of goodтАЭ and will allow Israel great autonomy leeway.
I personally think that expelling all Palestinians from Israel is the only viable long term solution for peace and preventing endless bloodshed. It may sound harsh but itтАЩs cold calculation. It may not be politically palatable now but as I said тАЬfor nowтАЭ.
I agree, eddie. I have a lifelong friend who has lived in Israel for the past 12 years. We Zoom-visit every Sunday morning for three hours. Where she and other Jews once took pride in the number of Arabs who live and work in Israel, she now says no one trusts them. People avoid them on streets and in the shops and no longer use Arab-owned businesses and workers. I can't fault them for that. And the only one to blame for the change of heart is Hamas.