INCREASING TIES
Arab States Want Israel to Finish Hamas … And So Should the US: Alex Traiman, JNS TV, Feb. 12, 2024 — Tension is growing between the United States and Israel about the timeline of the war in Gaza and the push for a two-state outcome. Are the two allies heading for a collision? Alex Traiman talks with Malcolm Hoenlein.
Biden, Blinken, and a Nod to ‘Palestine’: US Relations with Israel – Opinion: Yisrael Medad, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 12, 2024
Israel’s American Frenemy: Melanie Phillips, Israel National News, Feb. 8, 2024
Netanyahu Isn’t Taking the Bait: Seth Mandel, Commentary Magazine, Feb. 8, 2024
FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Disagreements Over War Driving Biden Towards ‘Breach’ With Israel: Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS, Feb. 11, 2024 — Disagreements over the war against Hamas are driving United States President Joe Biden towards a “breach” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he believes can no longer be “influenced even in private,” The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing insiders in Washington.
Blinken’s Visit: Between a Hostage Deal and a Political Solution: Eldad Shavit and Chuck Freilich, INSS, Feb. 8, 2024 — The visit to the Middle East by the US Secretary of State is part of the administration’s efforts to promote a political framework for the day after the war.
Is the Path to a Palestinian State “Irreversible?”: Elliot Abrams, Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 8, 2024 — On February 7, Secretary of State Blinken gave prepared remarks in Israel and called for “a concrete, time-bound and irreversible path” to a Palestinian state.
The Long and Winding Road to Israel and Ukraine Aid: Seth Mandel, Commentary Magazine, Feb. 8, 2024 — Chuck Schumer made the right call in bringing the aid bill for Ukraine and Israel to the floor without the provisions for border security, which were deemed dead on arrival by the GOP.
Israel’s Untold Gaza Progress: Editorial, WSJ, Feb. 4, 2024 — You may have missed it amid the media defeatism, but Israel is winning its war in Gaza. Hamas’s losses are mounting, and support for the Israeli war effort has endured around the world longer than Hamas expected.