The US is allied to Israel, not Netanyahu

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[FarCenter]

But the divide between Biden and Netanyahu runs deeper.

At the heart of it lies a fundamental disagreement about the role the Palestinian Authority should play in Gaza’s future security and governance and, implicitly, the viability of an eventual two-state solution (however remote). Biden wants the PA to take Hamas’ place once the war is over, while Netanyahu staunchly opposes any PA involvement (even as he refuses to say who else he would prefer to fill the void) – effectively ruling out Palestinian self-rule, let alone a Palestinian state.

Make no mistake: On this, Biden is right and Netanyahu is wrong. And Netanyahu is wrong not because he doesn’t understand the implications of what he’s proposing – the perpetual subjugation of Palestinians, Israel’s international isolation, the constant internal and external security threat not just to Israelis but to Jews worldwide – but because he does.

While there’s no doubt that Israel faces serious risks from Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Tehran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, none represents an existential danger. Israel can fend them off thanks to its qualitative military edge over its regional rivals – developed with American support – as well as its nuclear deterrent and growing ties with regional partners. Indeed, for all Netanyahu’s doomsaying about existential wipeout, he has also spent the past couple of decades touting Israel as a safe bet for long-term investment. Both contentions cannot simultaneously be true, and Netanyahu knows it. He just has an overriding political and – given his corruption trials – personal interest in pretending otherwise.

American interests, however, lie in supporting Israel’s long-term security and promoting regional and global stability – not in bolstering the political or personal agenda of Israel's leader. Which means that Biden has an obligation to step up and do something no US president has ever done: leverage America’s support for Israel to put pressure on Netanyahu to change course – or, failing that, persuade Israelis to dump Netanyahu and do it themselves.

[McGruff]

Ironic that Bibi was one of the first to congratulate President Elect Biden.

[Dogbert41]

“Make no mistake: On this, Biden is right and Netanyahu is wrong.”

Joel 3 :: NIV. I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations AND DIVIDED UP MY LAND.

America should have listened to what God had to say about it. But we keep voting in fools who think God is a joke.

[BobL]

Sorry to break the news to people, but Israel doesn’t tolerate ‘Regime Change’ efforts that start with the killing of 1200 of its people.

Bibi will be addressed, but only AFTER the trash is taken out.

[Stepan12]

Under Biden/Obama the U.S. thinks it is allied to the Mullahs in Iran. They have learned nothing from the Jimmy Carter years.

And the headline is fairly ridiculous.

[rmlew]

Ian Bremmer fails to understand
1. The Palestinian Authority doesn't recognize the right of Israel to exist or a two-state solution. The PLO is a terrorist organization, which believes in taking over Israel and Jordan piece by piece.
2. The Palestinian Authority did not denounce the Hamas attack on Israel of October 7th. They have only denounced Israel's response.
3. Despite this, the PA has no legitimacy or popularity with Palestinians, most of whom support Hamas. This is why the PA hasn't held elections in two decades.
4. Israel leaving the West Bank and Gaza would lead to Hamas controlling both.
5. Joe Biden is a weak schmuck who has never gotten foreign policy right in 50 years.