The American pressure on "Israel"

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Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem

The Political Comment

The Arab League’s Secretary General arrived in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday. His widely-welcomed visit was aimed at lifting the blockade and healing the rift between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. He also stated that the Arab peace initiative would be relinquished in September if “Israel” failed to respond. The visit of Amr Moussa has come amid a flurry of international and regional reactions to the “Israeli” navy’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla. “Israel” has clearly become implicated in a fresh crisis similar to the Goldstone report; the scale of the crisis became manifest when the Americans refused to use their veto against the condemnation of “Israel” at the Security Council, though the condemnation was toned down. The “Israeli” naval operation came after the rightwing-dominated government had attempted to smooth the tension between “Israel” and the United States, following the statements on Jewish settlements made by “Israeli” officials during the visit of the US Vice-President Joe Biden. Gilbert N. Kahn, a professor of political science at Kean University in New Jersey commented that “The fallout from the maritime operation has derailed the recent improvement in ties between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” He added: “Netanyahu had hoped to meet Obama this week but called off his visit to the White House in order to douse the flames back at home.”


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The American pressure on "Israel"