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Seems the deal is - join the Abraham accords sans any commitment on the pathway to a state for the Palestinians or I restart a war a that your energy infrastructure is going to be targeted. Trade your assets for your commitments. So let’s assume they say no as, among other reasons it could cause riots in their populations - Iran war restarts oil production tanks and everyone blames Trump and Israel plus puts regional integration out of reach for generations. The pro Israel community thinks this is a good idea!?! Taking the last remaining real opportunity for regional development and throwing it into the all in pile of Iran strategy that has no guarantee that more strikes will solve the problem? Doubling down/sunk costs. If this ultimatum is stuck too every potential regional outcome that could strengthen Israel with its neighbors will be gone for a long time and to boot Abraham Accords will be moved into the hopelessness of partisanship post Trump as that will how the region will see it more even then Americans. Madness

Israelis don't represent Israel

So it's all about Israel after all...

But Ihab, this is literally Hamas's view of the war. They genuinely believe that Gaza -- indeed, the entire Palestinian future -- is a worthy sacrifice to lay on the altar of the larger cause of Islamic restoration. Hamas are tyrants; none of this is about freedom. This is muqawama. And it's the dominant political lens for talking about Israel among a great many Muslim elites. It's the thing everyone pretends not to see, but that Israelis will never again unsee. It's a doctrine that needs war to survive, like Nazism before it. A martyrdom cult that looms immense to Israelis and explains why they think they're right even when the whole world tells them they're wrong. It is why Hezbollah will yet drag Lebanon into the abyss while pretending to "defend" it. It is why Iran is a gutted, broken nation with the nominal GDP per capita of Haiti despite sitting on some of the world's biggest energy reserves. All must be sacrificed on the altar of muqawama. And this ideology will only go away when it is soundly and decisively defeated. Only then will there be a chance for the kind of rebuilding and future that people like you and me want for Palestinians.

If you hate western culture so much, why are so many of you leaving muslim countries to go live in western countries? Legitimate question.

Today, I spoke with the President Herzog of Israel. I reiterated that the appalling treatment of civilians aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla was unacceptable, and that respect for human dignity must be upheld everywhere, at all times. I underlined the imperative of de-escalation in the Middle East, and the importance of a genuine resumption of dialogue among all parties. Progress toward peace and stability in the region must remain the clear, shared objective.

אסור לנרמל את מציאות רחפני הנפץ, הגיע הזמן שראש הממשלה ידפוק על השולחן של טראמפ ויודיע לו שחוזרים למלחמה בלבנון. צריך להוריד את החשמל בלבנון, לכבוש את הזהראני ולחזור למלחמה עצימה.