This is an interesting take by a reader at TPM. Like Marshall, I don't agree with all the points, but I agree with the overall thrust of the piece. Unlike the author, however, I do think we are close to seeing the collapse of the current government. Netanyahu has pulled so many rabbits out of so few hats that - like Trump - it's tough to imagine a scenario when the reckoning finally comes.
Biden is not a fool, especially on foreign policy. I would hope that he has embraced Israel with two eyes towards the day when Bibi is gone. That would mean having a plan to restrict and dismantle some settlements on the West Bank and steps towards greater autonomy there. The payoff for wrapping your arms around that villainous cretin has to be in the West Bank, not Gaza. Gaza is a tragedy that will take a decade to put back together. The West Bank is where you can give back to Palestinians some of what they have lost. Those gains will accrue to Fatah, who hates Hamas just about as much as Israel does.
Hopefully, the Likudnik government collapses sooner rather than later, because there's a lot of work to be done and nothing will be accomplished with Netanyahu in charge.
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