With Israel’s provocation over the past 20 years, it’s a surprise Israel took so long to get what it always intended. To execute a genocidal attack on Gaza and take more of the West Bank by invasion calling it defense.

There can be no peace in Palestine without justice, which means Israel’s 20-year policy of disengagement, brutal apartheid, and occupation must end.

The exponential growth of illegal Jewish settlements, the killing of Palestinians, the desecration of holy sites and the annexation plans made it unrealistic to even suggest that a two state solution is still practically possible.

But why was Israel keen on freezing a ‘process’ that was futile to begin with?

It was not the peace process that mattered to Israel, but the fact that, so long as such political conversations were still taking place, the Palestinian political agenda remained relevant.

This logic, long argued by Palestinians, was supported by Weisglass himself, when he said that “When you freeze that process, you prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and you prevent a discussion on the refugees, the borders and Jerusalem.”

“Effectively,” he added, “this whole package called the Palestinian state, with all that it entails, has been removed indefinitely from our agenda. And all this with authority and permission. All with a (US) presidential blessing and the ratification of both houses of Congress.”

Source: Opinion | The Explosion of Israel’s Formaldehyde Strategy in Gaza | Common Dreams