US 'Peace' Efforts & Israel's Accelerated Land Grabs: A Coincidence?
Mainstream media will report on European nations recognizing a Palestinian state – noble, perhaps. What they consistently gloss over, or bury, is that while diplomats talk, Netanyahu's government, via figures like Bezalel Smotrich (who unequivocally stated "there is no such thing as a Palestinian people" in 2023), expands Israeli settlements and confiscates Palestinian land at an unprecedented
rate. This isn't theoretical annexation; it's shovels in dirt, bulldozers, and new 'outposts' declared legal by a government dedicated to Greater Israel. Recall that the 1993 Oslo Accords, touted as a step towards peace, actually paved the way for massive settlement expansion by freezing the discussion on their legal status until final negotiations that never materialized. So, while the Biden
administration congratulates Spain, Ireland, and Norway, and insists on a 'viable' Palestinian state, Israel's actions, documented by groups like Peace Now and B'Tselem, make that state less viable with each passing week. Critics argue this isn't a peace process; it's a slow-motion land grab shielded by international inaction. How many times will the world claim to negotiate for peace while one
party literally redraws the map with concrete?