U.S. IS GETTING FED UP WITH BIBI
January 22, 2024The US is getting annoyed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian political analyst, Nour Odeh spills the beans on how Netanyahu is saying ‘no’ to a Palestinian state, leaving the US to defend Israel against some serious charges. Now, people are wondering: How much more can the US take before saying ‘enough’ under the world’s rules?
LBC London presenter Nick Ferrari questions her on how the White House might respond to Netanyahu’s rejection of a two-state solution. Odeh thinks Biden will be careful, but with pressure building, especially as this is an election year. She says it’s time to rethink its alliance with Israel.
Odeh says everyone agrees that things need to change, pushing Israel to join in on a solution for the whole region. She says we need a plan with a time limit to stop all the bad things happening in Gaza from going on forever.
When Ferrari asks about what Netanyahu just said, Odeh worries that without a change in who’s leading Israel, peace might be slipping away.
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English Script:
Nour Odeh: What Netanyahu said was not surprising as you said, this has been his position for many, many years. But I think it was quite startling for the American administration, which has provided all this support for Israel during this assault on Gaza, to hear him basically telling them off that there will be no solution, that there will be no Palestinian statehood, that Israel wants to maintain its occupation in perpetuity, not just of Gaza, but also of the occupied West Bank. This is as the U.S. is defending and standing by Israel while it faces genocide charges at the International Court of Justice. So, I’m not sure how much clearer Netanyahu can be to the Americans before they’re fed up and they kind of lay out what really needs to be done, not just in their perspective, but also under international law.
Nick Ferrari: Two questions in one. What do you think the White House reaction will be? What do you think the White House reaction should be?
Nour Odeh: I think the White House reaction will be tempered. We know that Biden tries as much as he can to kind of not really criticize or come after the Israeli government in public. But I think he’s reaching a point where this is becoming a very heavy weight for him, especially on an election year. The overwhelming majority of Americans want to see a cease fire. They want to see a political solution. And right now, what he’s doing is costing him votes. What the American reaction should be, in my opinion, is to tell the Israelis, “Look, we are your best ally, but this is becoming untenable. You need to be endorsed in the region. You cannot be in the region in spite of its people.” There is a solution. The world agrees on what needs to be happen, and that requires Israel letting go of the Palestinians in the West Bank and in Gaza. There is a way to do this, and the way to do this is to put a time frame for implementation. We can’t drag this on because the only thing that will guarantee is more of the atrocities we’re seeing right now in Gaza.
Nick Ferrari: And briefly, if you can. Do you think as a result of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address last night, we’re further away from peace than we have been for some time?
Nour Odeh: Unfortunately, yes, unless there is a change in Israeli leadership. I fear that what is happening right now, the catastrophic, the epic humanitarian disaster Israel has caused in Gaza will continue and that will cause just more anger and more frustration on the Palestinian side and the wider Arab public and that’s not good for anyone.
