Wed, Oct 2 at 3:31 AM
We are on a slippery and dangerous slope in the Middle East. Iran launches an attack against Israel in response to the Israeli attack on Hezbollah. Israel promises a strong response to Iran’s attack. We have been on a slippery slope for years and the speed of our descent is accelerating.
There are many roots that brought us to where we are. But the fundamental and most proximate one I believe is Israel’s enduring apartheid subjugation of the Palestinians and the inability and unwillingness of the Arab world and Israel and world leaders to put their minds to achieve lasting peace, which, of course can only occur by granting self-determination and safety to both Israel and Palestine. Even to this moment, Netanyahu and his cabinet are refusing to recognize and support the path to a two states solution.
The United States has lost any semblance of leverage to cure the situation.
In my opinion, a collection of world leaders from Israel, Palestine, the Arab world, the United States, and Europe , India, and ideally, China need to come together to demand and help fashion a road to peace. Even if not permanent, we need to put a solution in place that will stop the risk of this escalating to a major war involving Iran, Israel, and the west. I fear we are on a potential path to that now. And the use of some form of nuclear weapons dare not be excluded.
