Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the current moment is an “exceptional opportunity” for Israel to normalize relations with Arab states.
“Virtually every Arab country now wants to integrate Israel into the region to normalize relations,” Blinken said.
Blinken underscored the importance of addressing the Palestinian issue, describing it as “urgent” to proceed with the establishment of a Palestinian state that ensures Israel’s security.
He also highlighted ongoing regional efforts aimed at reviving the Palestinian Authority and transforming it into a functional institution.
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Israel first needs to show some strength and make it clear that they will give another terror nation a state. Currently that is what all the perspective Arab friends demand.
Things in the Middle East don’t work the way westerners think they do.
Israel has been methodically killing Hamas for some time now. They are further demonstrating strength by ignoring many of Joe Biden demands.
In the Middle East, this is what you look for in a partner.
Relations – through strength, not through weakness.
If Israel makes peace with the Palestinians, then peace with all Muslim countries will follow. If Israel makes peace with all the Muslim countries other than the Palestinians, the war does not end.
There is the problem that the Palestinians have their heart set on genocide from the “river to the sea”, so the the Israeli will need to get clever. This probably involves a stick (i.e. the IDF) and a carrot.
They all just don’t get it…sure all the campaign promises are just 2 ensure that Israel doesn’t deliver the final blow which will totally destroy hamas. Just stop & make peace & everything will be wonderful. Yeah right! Keep on dreaming.
It’s a trap! Blackmail! Deals with strings attached are not genuine! They all know Israeli phone numbers and can arrange to meet and talk at any time they’re ready – but no pre-conditions.
Have the Americans learned absolutely nothing from the past 40+ years?? Look where all the work and money to Palestinians has gotten us!
As for the “exceptional opportunity”, 🤔🤔 I’d say let’s first examine the peace partners Israel currently has. Start with Egypt and Jordan. With such friends, who needs enemies?
Akuperma you know very well there is no carrot or stick that will stop Muslims from coveting, and therefore fighting for, every inch of Eretz Yisroel. There is no possibility of peace. Western countries ignore that fact. It’s impossible.
If there is no possibility of peace, the end result is the destruction of the yishuv, and perhaps the world (if Israel is forced to defend themselves with weapons of mass destruction including doomsday weapons). While that would suggest Bi’as ha-Meshiach, we aren’t supposed to coerce his arrival by getting the world destroyed (I know the Satmar Rebbe held that way, but I believe many others do as I have heard no rabbanim calling for the end of the world or genocide of the goyim).
Israel is hopelessly outnumbered by the Muslim (more than 100-1), and so far at least one, and probably two, Islamic powers have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them (as indicated by the ability to launch satellites). While many countries will denounce the genocide of Jews, as we have seen, they do so after the genocide not before.
The Israelis need to use their brains, and figure out how to settle with the Palestinans. Obviously we need to make sure they get compensation for what they lost during the 100+ years of non-Islamic administration of Eretz Yisrael (whether they deserve it is irrelevant, peace is much more in our interests than theirs). Some form of governance that is other than “we rule over you, and you must do what we tell you” is needed.