"The US government should demand that Israel conduct itself with a future two-state solution in mind, he said. “We should not be forced into a position of unequivocally supporting the actions of an Israeli government that includes bigots who reject the idea of a Palestinian state.
“I have known Prime Minister Netanyahu for a very long time. While we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, I will always respect his extraordinary bravery for Israel on the battlefield as a younger man. I believe [that] in his heart, he has as his highest priority the security of Israel,” Schumer said. “However, I also believe Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel.”A new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel at a time when so many Israelis have lost their confidence in the vision and direction of their government, the Senate majority leader said."
So Majority Senate Speaker, Charles Schumer, believes Israel needs new elections. So he says. He says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowing his political survival over the best interests of Israel. So he says.
I say that Schumer is a hypocrite and a sycophant. A hypocrite, for advancing a position that he should know has no merit and a sycophant for doing so to find favor with President Joe Biden.
Elections in the USA are scheduled for November. Schumer isn't up for re-election till November 2026. Yet if Schumer falls foul of Biden and Biden wins the elections in November, he is out of a job. And if Biden doesn't win, because Schumer doesn't back the current administration, then, most likely, Schumer also loses his position. So who is "allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interests of Israel"?. Your guess.
The sad truth is that any calls for advancing a "two-state solution" at this time are equivalent to granting a win to Hamas. Any calls for a cease-fire at this time are equivalent to granting a win to Hamas. Any calls for disposing of Netanyahu so that a government can be formed that will support a "two-state solution" at this time is equivalent to granting a win to Hamas. So why is Schumer harnessing his inner Chucky to raise a flag for Hamas?
Just a theory. I believe that President Biden thought that Israel would get bogged down in her war with Hamas. Wanting to at least make it appear that it was not because the USA was not supportive, Biden took great strides to resupply Israel with basic equipment. For that, we can genuinely thank him. Still, US aid came with strings attached, which while problematic, Israel has tried to take into account. It is my opinion that the US believed that when Israel did fail, or at least when totally exhausted, the US would gain needed leverage to force Netanyahu to make concessions in recognizing a Palestinian State.
Despite the negative forecasts, Israel has not become bogged down in Gaza. The war has been costly in Israeli casualties, but far from the extent forecasted. Hamas units have been eliminated one after the other and, excluding Rafiah, most of the area is under IDF control. With Israel succeeding much better than expected and Hamas on the verge of defeat, the US is afraid of the repercussions of an Israeli victory. An Israeli victory will be viewed as a great defeat by all Islamist forces, worldwide, and may cause a serious backlash against US interests in Muslim countries. Another reason is that an Israeli victory will also be a victory for Netanyahu and could push back any possibility for the USA of advancing Biden's hope for a Palestinian State by deposing Netanyahu.
The next parliamentary elections in Israel are scheduled to be held sometime in 2027; elections in the US are scheduled for this November regardless of whether Israel decides to have early elections. The idea of Netanyahu outlasting the current US administration must be anguishing for Biden and his supporters. The idea of Donald Trump and Netanyahu turning the clock back on Biden's plans for a Palestinian State is nothing less than a horror movie. Enough to bring out the Chucky in anyone.
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