In 1948, there were hopes that the
Arab-Israeli conflict would be resolved in the long-run. But it wasn’t.
In 1967, there was hope that the magnitude of Israeli victory meant that
the Arabs would eventually come to terms (Egypt and Jordan did in a
way, although the final word has not been written). In 1982, people
believed that the conflict could still be solved, but it wasn’t. And
finally, during the negotiations from 1993-2000, there were renewed
hopes that the conflict would be resolved. It wasn’t.
Today, the conflict is even further
from being resolved, especially with the entry of Iran, Islamism, and
the radical government in Turkey. Maybe it is time to conclude the
Arab-Israeli conflict will never be resolved.
There have since been at least three
more examples following the same pattern. The first is obviously Iran,
its nuclear intentions, its trickery, and its desire to dominate the
region.
But that’s not all; consider what the
U.S. has done to Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. It is probable that
Iran is going to give Syria a victory in the civil war. The fact is that
Iran, Hizballah, and the Syrian government are on one side, and Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, and Turkey have been on the other side. But now, in
essence, the U.S. has objectively sided with Iran, and that is one of
the reasons that the Saudis are angry. Here is what the Saudi ambassador
to England, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, said:
“Appeasement hasn’t worked in the
past, and I don’t think it will work in the 21st century,” he was quoted
as saying. “That is why the frustration really is toward the main
players within the United Nations Security Council, that’s their
responsibility. And they will share also the blame, whatever deal comes
out, they are responsible for it.”
The statement from the Saudi ambassador to London also expressed in his Times of London
interview an unusually abrasive criticism of the West for what he said
was a too-soft approach toward Iran, calling Washington’s “rush” to
engage with Tehran “incomprehensible.”
A senior Saudi diplomat issued a rare
direct threat to Iran, warning that “all options are available” should
the international community fail to rein in Iran’s alleged drive to
acquire nuclear weapons.
This statement could easily come out
of the mouth of an Israeli politician. It is amusing that with this
parallelism to Israel’s viewpoint, the senior diplomat had to deny that
he saw something in common with Israel. In other words, Saudi Arabia
feels that it has been betrayed by the United States, and will respond
to that betrayal.
Then there is Egypt. Let’s review
American behavior. Two years ago, the United States basically helped and
celebrated a Muslim Brotherhood electoral victory. Every anti-Islamist
knows this. When the Egyptian military coup happened a year later, the
U.S. opposed it. In other words, if the Muslim Brotherhood had won and
crushed freedom by staying in office, it would be have been backed by
the United States, but since there was a coup, the election was stolen.[1]
Doesn’t everyone in Egypt know that if
the coup had not taken place, the U.S. would have the supported the
Muslim Brotherhood government? Don’t the Egyptians know that the United
States would be willing to sell Egypt into Islamic fundamentalist
slavery? Would anyone believe the United States would protect any of its
other allies?
But suddenly, the U.S. turned around and Kerry actually said that the Muslim Brotherhood had “stolen” the revolution.[2]
And that is why the Egyptians are turning toward Russia today and do
not trust the U.S. Frankly you would think that the Obama administration
wants to sabotage U.S. Middle-East policy.
By the way, the Egyptians were so
angered by their perception of Turkey cuddling up to Iran and the
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, that they threw out the Turkish ambassador.
[1] Catherine Chomiak, “Kerry: Egyptian Revolution ‘Stolen’ by Muslim Brotherhood,” NBC News, November 20, 2013, http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/20/21550530-kerry-egyptian-revolution-stolen-by-muslim-brotherhood
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