1. Seven thoughts about the Trump-Netanyahu-MBZ announcement this evening:
a. This is an important and historic day. Among all the threats, there are opportunities: Peace is back on the agenda, and practical relations become formal.
a. This is an important and historic day. Among all the threats, there are opportunities: Peace is back on the agenda, and practical relations become formal.
b.“Two birds with one stone” expanding Israel’s peace partnership with the Arab world and averting the harmful unilateral annexation.
c. If embassies are opened and full normalization occurs in all the fields mentioned in the joint press release, then there is potential for a real warm peace with an important Arab state.
d. Delaying annexation or – better yet – cancelling it, would save Israel the unnecessary political, security, and economic costs and will allow it to concentrate on the very real national security challenges it is facing: economy, covid, Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas.
e. The step has aroused anger in Tehran, Gaza, Qatar and Turkey - and support from Egypt and Bahrain, showing that this was a correct, important and valuable move.
f. Jared Kushner beat out Bezalel Smotrich:The Trump peace plan was saved from a unilateral action which would have buried it. In that, it has also kept the Arab states as partners...
... This is an important step also by depriving the Palestinians of their veto power on Israel’s relations with the Arab world.
g.This was also a litmus test for Saudi Arabia–whose quiet support is important while It is closely watching the public response...
...The invitation to all Muslims who come in peace to pray at al-Aqsa send a clear signal to the Arab world:the only way to Jerusalem is through peace with Israel
Bottom Line:An encouraging night for most Israelis:an important boost for the moderate and pragmatic camp in the region and a blow to Iran and the radical axis,while (temporarily?)removing the farce of annexation from the agenda...
...and expanding Israel’s peace relations with the Arab world.
