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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| IsraelÂ’s endgame in Gaza |
| 2014-08-01 |
| ...Even in the midst of the fighting it is apparent that we are moving toward the endgame. The question is, what is the desired end-state? How will we know if we have won? Certainly following America’s lead is not an option. Indeed, the Obama administration is the greatest constraint Israel faces today on its road to victory. From the actions and words of senior administration officials, it is easy to ascertain where President Barack Obama wants this conflict to end. First, the administration wants Hamas to remain armed and in control of Gaza. This point was made clear by Lt.-Gen. Michael Flynn, who heads the US Defense Intelligence Agency. In congressional testimony Flynn told US lawmakers, “If Hamas were destroyed and gone, we would probably end up with something much worse.” This of course is absurd. Hamas wants to kill every Jew in the world. As a practical matter then, it is impossible for any successor regime to be worse. But from Israel’s perspective, more important than discovering that the head of the DIA is an idiot, is Flynn’s revelation that the US wishes to save Hamas from Israel. The administration’s other positions have all been aligned with this strategic goal of maintaining Hamas in power. Both the US draft cease-fire agreement that Israel rejected, and the White House readout of President Obama’s telephone conversation with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night made clear that the US wants Hamas to be able to prosper. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 Among examples of how Obama has been harassing Israel since the war started: the administration has stopped providing visa services to Israelis traveling to the US. According to I24 News, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv is not issuing travel visas except in emergency circumstances, due to staff reductions during the war. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2014-08-01 11:47 |