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2024-07-20 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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'The Heart of the Land of Israel': Netanyahu took revenge on Biden for last year's 'Maidan'
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Aleksandr Kargin
[REGNUM] The Israeli parliament (Knesset) has voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution rejecting the creation of a Palestinian state. Why was this high-profile decision taken now, and what consequences will it have not only for the Middle East conflict, but also for global politics?
"The Israeli Knesset strongly opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state west of Jordan. The establishment of a Palestinian state in the heart of the land of Israel would pose an existential threat to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region," the resolution says.
The document outlines the main concerns of Israeli critics of Palestinian statehood. For example, the document claims that if a Palestinian state is created, Hamas will soon "seize power and turn it into a base of terror, acting in coordination with the Iranian-led 'axis' aimed at eliminating the state of Israel."
The Knesset decision itself is declarative in nature. It does not carry significant legal consequences, but rather consolidates the consensus that exists today among the majority of Israeli political actors on the Palestinian issue.
Moreover, the text emphasizes that Israel opposes the creation of a Palestinian state “now.” Thus, it is not excluded that in the future, if circumstances change, the decision will be revised.
The resolution was adopted by parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, as well as right-wing opposition parties. Notably, the initiative received support from opposition leader Benny Gantz's centrist party.
Moreover, members of parliament from the center-left Yesh Atid party of former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid left the session hall in order not to support this decision, but did not openly vote against it. This is due to the currently dominant narrative in Israeli society against the creation of a Palestinian state and Yair Lapid’s fear of electoral costs.
The icing on the cake is that the resolution was adopted just days before Netanyahu's visit to the United States, where he will address a joint session of both houses of Congress and meet with President Joe Biden at the White House.
Thus, with this demonstrative step, Netanyahu kills two birds with one stone - he strengthens his position inside Israel and at the same time complicates life for Biden, whose left-wing voters will be extremely unhappy with this decision by the White House partners.
In fact, today it is obvious that the Israeli Prime Minister not only supports Donald Trump, but is doing everything in his power to ensure that Biden loses. This is the revenge on the owner of the White House for the attempt at an Israeli-style "Maidan" last year, when, at Washington's instigation, Israel was rocked by anti-government demonstrations.
At the same time, this decision by the Israeli parliament is a kind of message to the European Union, as if saying: “Israel will not succumb to European pressure.”
This is undoubtedly connected with the recent parade of recognitions of the Palestinian state by a number of European countries – Ireland, Norway, Spain and Slovenia. Moreover, Spain even joined the case of South Africa in the International Court in The Hague, which is considering the accusation of Israel of genocide against Palestinians.
In this regard, it seems highly likely that European-Israeli relations will worsen, although the right-wing forces that have strengthened their positions in Europe are, for the most part, taking pro-Israeli positions, which will soften the situation.
In general, there is unity in Israel in terms of opposing Palestinian statehood “here and now.”
The problem is that society lacks a clear idea of what to do next.
Most Israelis also do not want to annex disputed territories, including the Gaza Strip, to Israel, or give Israeli citizenship to local Palestinians.
In fact, given the total popularity of the ultra-radical Hamas among the Palestinians, the only option for the near future is to maintain the status quo – a continuation of the bloody confrontation and increasing escalation.
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