re: #1284 yma o hyd

Arabs Who Hate Israel Less

Saudi Arabia, and most Arab nations, are coming around to viewing Israel as an ally and tolerable neighbor. What’s driving this move towards Israel’s welcoming arms (pun intended), is growing fear of Iran, and disgust at the self-destructive and incompetent politics of the Palestinians. For sixty years, the Arab world had been united in their support of the Palestinian (a nationality created in the 1960s) efforts to destroy Israel, and replace it with a Palestinian state. Most Arab leaders no longer believe that the Palestinians are capable of negotiating a deal with the Israelis, or even running their own state, should they get one.

The Arab states are as frustrated as the Israelis are with the “Palestinian situation.” In fact, many Arabs are coming to see the “Israeli problem” as actually the “Palestinian problem.” The Israelis are willing to deal, but the Palestinians either aren’t, or can’t, or won’t.