19, March 2015 Israel’s
Election
Israel’s election exposed Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s duplicity by rejecting a Palestinian state repudiating the promise
he made in 2009. His race baiting rant against Arab voters demonstrated that he
would stop at nothing to get re-elected.
There is little doubt that Israel will now face growing international
isolation as it expands its settlements and maintains its brutal occupation.
The boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign (B.D.S.) has accelerated under
Netanyahu’s polarizing leadership; he has repeatedly demonstrated his callous
insensitivity to advance basic Palestinian human rights. His ‘wag the dog’
appearance before the Congress was a blatant effort to torpedo US efforts in
reaching a peaceful accommodation with Iran and enhance his persona before
Israelis that he was the savior of existential threats. He has repeatedly
clashed with President Obama and has contributed to the partisan political
gridlock in Washington.
America has invested heavily in promoting a
two-state solution to remedy decades of injustice towards the
Palestinians. Tens of billions of
dollars have been squandered in this effort. The Obama administration has
signaled a major potential shift in policy and is now considering backing a
U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a two-state solution based on an
Israeli withdrawal from the Occupied Territories.
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