Israelis and Palestinians are making a terrible mistake by looking to Washington to solve their problems, says former negotiator Daniel Levy.
America could perhaps be very cynical in part of its thinking. They look at Israel as militarily powerful, and as doing some of what America needs to prevent a hostile regional hegemon [Iran] — so in that respect, they think Israel’s great. And if the Israelis destroy themselves, then Washington will find another solution.
That’s the problem. Look at America with Ukraine: they’re happy to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian. So maybe it’s not out of some kind of deep love, but that Israel is useful: you fight Hamas and Hezbollah, and if it ends up disastrous for you, we’ll find another way of dealing with them.
olddogthoughts 