Benjamin Netanyahu visited London then Paris to spread his venom against the Palestinians. He will then visit Washington D.C. on the 20th of this month to also lie to Barack Obama, just like he lied to David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy. (Meanwhile, Abu Mazen is conducting counter-efforts, starting with Germany). He said that the Palestinian reconciliation is a great victory for terrorism, but the correct phrase is “a great victory for Israeli terrorism”. In the Middle East, there is an occupation criminal state led by a terrorist government that murders women and children, and the ensuing terrorism in response would not have existed, or would not have had justifications, were it not for Israel and occupation. Netanyahu also said that Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian equivalent of al-Qaeda. However, it is Israel that is the local equivalent of al-Qaeda. In the past decade alone, Israel murdered more than five thousand Palestinian civilians, including 1500 minors. Further, its government brings together three major parties, each of which is an Israeli version of al-Qaeda. The Prime Minister of Israel considers the formation of a Palestinian coalition government a huge blow to peace. But in reality, peace suffered a fatal blow when an Israeli coalition government, comprising criminal gangs such as Likud, Shas and Yizrael Beiteinu, was formed. Netanyahu claimed that Fatah and Hamas were walking away from peace. However, the reality is that peace is now in Mars or beyond, ever since the formation of a fascist racist government led by him. The European Union did not believe Netanyahu's obvious and exposed lies. The Europeans announced that aid to the Palestinian National Authority would continue, which was also the stance adopted by the Americans. During a conference on Libya in Rome, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the U.S. administration will judge actions, and not deeds. A few days from now in Washington, Netanyahu will meet a stronger and more popular Barack Obama, after the killing of bin Laden. This should limit the support of Congress, which is more Israeli than the Knesset and is controlled by the Israel lobby. Netanyahu's main argument is that Hamas does not recognize Israel, and that the Quartet's conditions comprise putting an end to terrorism (which is purely Israeli, incidentally), and recognizing Israel and the agreements that have been signed. Moreover, Hamas is a Palestinian resistance faction, and will not recognize Israel whether it is in or outside the Palestinian government. Also, Hamas does not need to recognize Israel, because it is the Palestinian government that represents the Palestinians, not Hamas, and this government recognizes Israel and negotiates on the basis of the agreements signed in the past. In any case, the term of the upcoming Palestinian coalition government will only extend until the Palestinian legislative elections are held at this time next year. However, the more important event will take place next September, when the Palestinians declare their state at the United Nations, a state that will be recognized by more countries than those that recognize Israel. In London, Netanyahu said that the declaration of the Palestinian state is a dictate; but I say that the state of Israel was the one ‘dictated' upon us, after the Christian West murdered the Jews. Thus, the establishment of the Palestinian state on Palestinian land, not through the occupation of another people's land, is pure justice, and is supported by a majority worldwide. Alternatively, there is a global opposition to the Israeli occupation, and calls for the boycott of Israel started by Jewish peace activists. These calls have now taken the form of the BDS campaign, or the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel. And yet, I read analyses by the advocates of Israel, reflecting their wishful thinking, not the reality of Israel. Lord Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, called on Hamas to change its conduct in the House of Lords; however, what is needed is for Israel to change. Meanwhile, Robert Satloff, a more reasonable advocate of Israel than many others, wrote that the Middle East needs more ‘Israels'. Here, I say that we need more ‘Israels' as much as we need cancer or leprosy. Satloff's argument is that the Arab revolutions of rage have shown that the Arabs are concerned by more issues than America's friendship with Israel, such as corruption, inequality and torture. But the fact of the matter is that the Arab peoples are concerned by both, and it seems that Satloff did not hear the slogans of the youths of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square, or the statements of the Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Arabi on the Palestinian question. Meanwhile, Satloff's article title seems to have impressed a Likudnik American writer, who wrote an article entitled “The Necessity of Israel” for the same reasons. Finally, I noticed, as I collected material for this column and discussed information with officials, that both Netanyahu and Hizb-u-Tahrir share the same stance in opposing the Palestinian reconciliation. [email protected]
