Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t exhausted; his actions in Gaza and Lebanon are prolonging the war, which serves his interest. After all, the war is his “Get out of Jail Free” card as well as his instrument for remaining the longest serving prime minister in Israel’s history…
Hundreds of Lebanese children have been killed by Israeli bombardments, and more than 1,000 children have been injured. In the past two months, more than 400,000 Lebanese children have been displaced from their homes, according to the UN children’s agency…
The religious right dominates the Israeli government, and has no interest in a two-state solution. There is even speculation in Israel that the Netanyahu government will move to formally annex the West Bank in the near term in order to stop any speculation regarding a two-state solution.
This step would end any possibility that any Arab state, particularly Saudi Arabia, would contribute to the rehabilitation of Gaza. Throughout the West Bank, moreover, Arab communities are currently facing violent attacks from Israeli settlers as well as Israeli police and security forces.
The Nakba of 1948 lives on, still taking Palestinian lives and settlements.
-Melvin Goodman
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