There’s been a mammoth splash of commentary about Petraeus’s comments about Israeli intransigence threatening American lives. This is supposedly an indication of a rift between Israel and America and a change in policy. The rift will purportedly lead to an end to Israeli irredentism and a change in Obama’s policy towards Israel-Palestine. Otherwise it’s largely irrelevant. […]
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Gaza gets between 418 and 534 truckloads of goods a week when it requires 2,400, minimally. According to an American official, my leaders do not accept the Israeli policy of preventing goods from reaching Gaza because of what Ha’aretz coyly calls the “political situation” there. “We do not accept the current situation at the Gaza crossings,” […] |
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