CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MAY 12, 2021
WHY THE SUDDEN UPSURGE IN VIOLENCE INSIDE ISRAEL?
THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE REASONS. FIRST, IT IS CLEARLY BEING ORCHESTRATED BY PALESTINIAN LEADER MAHMOUD ABBAS, WHO SEES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESSURE ISRAEL INTO NEW CONCESSIONS. THAT WON’T HAPPEN.
SECOND, THERE IS THE POLITICAL DISARRAY IN ISRAEL WITH PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION AND HIS INABILITY TO FORM A GOVERNMENT AFTER SEVERAL TRIES.
THIRD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PALESTINIANS REGARD THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AS ANTI-ISRAEL AND WILLING TO RESUME THE OBAMA-ERA ANTIPATHTY TOWARDS THE JEWISH STATE.
THAT LAST ONE MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL. OBAMA (AND BIDEN) MADE NO SECRET OF THEIR HATRED OF ISRAEL. OBAMA SENT AGENTS TO ISRAEL DURING A PREVIOUS ELECTION TO UNDERMIND NETANYAHU AND HELP THE LABOR PARTY WIN. THEY FAILED.
SECRETARY OF STATE ANTHONY BLINKIN URGED CALM ON “BOTH SIDES,” RETURNING TO THE MORAL EQUIVALENCY OF PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS. THERE IS NO MORAL DEQUIVALENCY. THE PALESTINIANS WANT TO WIPEOUT ISRAEL, GOT THAT? I’M CAL THOMAS.
