Quote · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Secretary Pete Buttigieg: The American Dream Is DEAD. We're Running Out Of Time To Fix It!
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What Netanyahu Really Wants in the Middle East
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Bartlett notes that Israel has never featured as prominently in US political debate as it does now, and Buttigieg offers a careful, nuanced answer. He names three things he considers valid: the safety of Jewish people globally, the safety and dignity of Palestinians subjected to what he calls war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, and the security relationship with Israel that the US has maintained since the Jewish state was founded. He believes these can be honoured together — but makes clear that in his assessment, Netanyahu does not share that view. The Israeli PM's actions, he argues, point toward a project of making a viable Palestinian state impossible, regardless of what he says publicly.
Looking at Netanyahu's actions rather than his words, Pete Buttigieg concludes that the Israeli PM is pursuing a vision of Greater Israel (Eretz Israel) that leaves no room for a viable Palestinian state anywhere between the river and the sea.
