The Hamas-Israel War
Thinking about the recent upheavals, we come across the following trends: - 1. The Israel- Hamas War would likely weaken the world Jewry, and increase pressure on Israel and the US for a two-state solution in Palestine. It will also change the Middle Eastern political landscape, and increase tension between the Muslim and Judeo-Christian worlds. 2. The worldwide sense of uncertainty about the future of democracy, particularly the public disenchantment with America’s political system. 3. The decline of the US as a global hyperpower. However, an immediate end is not in sight Is there a two-state solution to the Palestine problem? Even if Hamas’ narrative, based on denying the killing of innocent Israelis on 7 October, is wrong, it was justified in taking extreme action to break the inertia caused by a US-sponsored détente between Israel and the impotent Arab regimes. The contemplated détente was aimed at burying the Palestinian problem ...