American lawmakers are deploying the same language they used when the global “War on Terror” was launched two decades ago.
China and Russia have consistently been in favour of resolving the Palestinian question in line with international law while firmly opposing the Israeli occupation. / Photo: APNo wise analyst is confidently predicting how relationships between the Middle East’s various state and non-state actors will shape once the dust settles. It is far too early for such predictions.
Since Hamas launched “Operation Al Aqsa Flood” on 7 October, there has been much Manichean rhetoric from lawmakers in Washington about a “Like his predecessors, President Joe Biden and his administration are going all out in terms of supporting Israel. Biden and those in his inner circle have made it clear to the world that there is no daylight between Washington and Tel Aviv.
Moreover, with Russia continuing to wage its war in Ukraine, officials in Moscow will be pleased by this chance to have international outrage shift from the Ukrainian crisis to Israel-Palestine with Russia perhaps receiving less negative attention for invading its neighbour almost 20 months ago. “Russia hopes that the crisis will diminish US support for Ukraine,” said Gordon Gray, a former US ambassador to Tunisia, in an interview with“But Russia will tread lightly because it will want to preserve its relationship with Israel, which heretofore has not been a fervent supporter of Ukraine.”
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