yes, it's true that abbas is mostly interested in the continued well-being of abbas, and it's true that the palestinians have no powerful advocate for justice or for peace and that their leadership is complicit in the tragic state of the palestinian people. however, that does not discount the wonderful diplomatic discomfiture for the united states and israel that abbas is fomenting in the pursuit of his personal interests in power and prestige. making those bastards squirm has to be worth something, but maybe i'm a pollyanna.
i see the best outcome--also the least likely, unfortunately--as a single-state solution. israel is a fictional construct made reality by the continued support of the west, especially the united states. all of that wasted money would be better spent supported the economy of a single state in the region, where each citizen is guaranteed a vote as well constitutional civil and religious rights protections. i know that would make jesus cry because of course israel must exist as jewish nation so that jesus can return and destroy it! but still, maybe we should worry more about people and less about fictional assholes and work for a peaceful, secular nation for the palestinians and israelis. one man, one vote. one woman, one vote, too.
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