Trump Could Be Israels Worst Nightmare

[oberliner]

15. I think it is in a lot of trouble, but I would not say it is dead

There really is no alternative. The Palestinian people want to live in their own independent state just as the Israelis do. Unfortunately, the current Israeli far-right leadership has no interest in making that a reality. Trump coming into the picture will just encourage those elements.

I do believe, though, that there will come a time when, as Kerry pointed out, the Israeli RW will realize they cannot have a democratic Jewish state if they do not allow the Palestinians to have their independence. That moment is going to come very soon if Netanyahu continues on his current path of settlement expansion and potential annexation.

At some point, painful compromises are going to need to be made on all sides. Bear in mind that the Palestinian side did not particularly like Kerry's speech either and found his proposals to be unacceptable.

My belief is that if some kind of breakthrough can be reached with respect to Jerusalem, then all of the other issues are actual solvable if people are willing to accept not getting everything that they want.