Netanyahu's 'Dilemma': The Same One He's Had For 30 Years?
The story suggests Hamas's partial backing of a 'Trump deal' (a deal crafted without Palestinian input, naturally) places Netanyahu in a bind. This narrative conveniently sidesteps Netanyahu's consistent playbook: reject any viable path to a two-state solution, regardless of who's offering. He's dismissed similar overtures from Oslo in the 90s to the Obama administration, always prioritizing
continued expansion over peace. (Remember 2014, when John Kerry called his commitment to peace 'unbreakable' just before it broke?). AIPAC, which gave $3.2 million directly to federal candidates in 2022 and maintains a shadow budget far larger, works tirelessly to ensure a US political landscape where rejecting Palestinian statehood carries no domestic political cost for figures like Netanyahu.
The 'dilemma,' it seems, isn't whether to make peace, but how to blame Hamas (or Trump, or Biden) for a choice he's already made numerous times. (How many more times can one 'grapple' with the same 'impossible' choice?)