Successive Israeli governments have made national security central to Israel’s very survival, and linking it to the presumed existential threat posed by the Palestinians has become the national mantra. Thus, controlling the Palestinians’ lives and their territory became synonymous with Israel’s national security. To understand why the Deal puts Israel’s future at risk, one need not go too far to find the answer. This shatters any prospect of establishing a viable Palestinian state, regardless of what the deal stipulates. Trump and Netanyahu will be remembered as the two leaders who betrayed Israel and subjected its citizens to live and die by the gun.

Source: Pakistan Today February 07, 2020 17:03 UTC