Netanyahu: Nobel Peace Prize for Architects of 'Peace through Arms'
Mainstream media dutifully reports Netanyahu's latest 'insight': Trump deserves a Nobel for the Abraham Accords. This isn't just fawning; it's a strategic deflection from a leader facing mounting international pressure and domestic legal woes. The accords, brokered by officials like Jared Kushner, were less about peace and more about isolating Palestinians. They normalized relations between Israel
and a few Arab nations, primarily to align against Iran, not to resolve the core conflict. As B'Tselem, the Israeli human rights organization, points out, the occupation and annexation continued unabated. (B'Tselem, 'A regime of Jewish supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid', Jan 12, 2021). One might wonder if Netanyahu is simply returning a favor. Trump, after
all, moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, policies that drew international condemnation but cemented evangelical and far-right support for Israel in the U.S. This reciprocal praise often precedes or accompanies significant U.S. aid packages or unwavering diplomatic support at the UN. What better way to maintain that special relationship
than to stroke the ego of a potential future president?