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Daily Briefing: WHY IS THE U.S. PUSHING A PALESTINIAN STATE NOW?

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U.S., Israel Voice Conflicting Views on Future Palestinian State, Exposing Friction Dov Lieber, Andrew Restuccia and Vivian Salama, WSJ, Jan. 21, 2024 — Disagreements between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state after Israel’s war with Hamas have spilled into public view in recent days, threatening to create a deeper rift between Israel and its biggest ally.

LISTEN:  Biden Bypassing Netanyahu in Plans for Post-War Gaza, Report Ynet News, Jan. 18, 2024 — The Biden administration is bypassing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in plans for post-war Gaza, discussing the future of the Strip and the region with Saudi Arabia and other moderate Arab nations, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
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Why is Netanyahu Clashing with the US Over a Palestinian State? – Analysis:  Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, Jan. 21, 2024
The U.S. Campaign to Remove Netanyahu from Office:  Caroline B. Glick, World Israel News, Jan. 19, 2024
The Biden Administration Tries to Interfere in Israeli Politics…Again:  David Wurmser, Center for Security Policy, Jan. 22, 2024
How Can Anyone Who Supports Israel Call for a Two-State Solution Now?:  P. David Hornik, Times of Israel, Jan. 22, 2024

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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:

Netanyahu Is Turning Against Biden: Thomas L. Friedman, NY Times, Jan. 19, 2024 — It looks as if President Biden will be running in two races this year: one in America against Donald Trump and one in Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu. [Many maintain that Mr. Friedman voices the opinions of the Biden White House – Ed.]
 
Biden Threatens Netanyahu’s Drive to Destroy Hamas:  Con Couglin, Gatestone Institute, Jan. 22, 2024 — The deepening antipathy of the Biden administration toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to derail Israel’s military offensive to destroy Hamas.
 
Poll: Most Israelis Would Back US Plan Tying Palestinian State to Freeing Hostages, Saudi Normalization:  Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Jan. 22, 2024 — A slight majority of Israelis would back a US plan for ending the war that would see the release of all remaining hostages, Saudi Arabia agree to normalize relations with Israel, and Jerusalem agree to the eventual establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state, a new poll indicates.
 
‘Give An Inch, Block A Mile’: Netanyahu’s Strategy for Ties With the US:  Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Jan. 22, 2024 — Largely overshadowed by the debate over whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the door open for a potential two-state solution during his Friday phone call with US President Joe Biden was the Israeli decision to allow a large shipment of flour into Gaza for the first time via Ashdod port in southern Israel.
 
Blinken Is Using Blackmail to Achieve Goal of Palestinian Statehood – Opinion:  Cookie Schwaeber-Issan, Jerusalem Post, Jan.  20, 2024 — In his need to be clever and come up with new creative ways to achieve the goal of Palestinian statehood, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has now resorted to the threat that “Arabs won’t pay to rebuild Gaza without a path to Palestinian statehood” (The Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2024). 

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