Trump Reignites Israel-palestine Conflict

Capitalism incapable of solving the national question

The security of ordinary Palestinians and Israelis is of no concern to the Trump administration and its partners in Netanyahu’s government. The readiness of the Israeli government to defend the continuation of the occupation at all costs can by itself now open another chapter of significant and ongoing escalation of the Israeli Palestinian conflict and aggravate regional tensions.

Israel’s prime minister, president and the leaders of establishment “opposition” parties, Avi Gabbay and Yair Lapid, praised Trump’s demagogy.

The representatives of the settlers-leaning right wing interpret it as a green light for the continued expansion of the settlements and “judaisation” of the Palestinian neighbourhoods in east Jerusalem; for systematic house demolitions, for oppression and expropriation of Palestinians.

Steps that aim to prevent any possibility of establishing a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem have long had silent backing from US administrations, accompanied by only lip-service condemnations.

Trump has turned the silent backup to being vocal and provocative. When he says that his administration will support a ‘two-states solution’ if agreed by both sides, he makes clear that he is ready to support the idea of the establishment of a Palestinian state only if agreed by Israel’s government.

Allegedly, Trump is not taking a position on the boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem. But in fact he gives clear support for the continuation of the violent and unilateral takeover of the east side of the city by the Israeli regime in collaboration with the settlers’ organisations.

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