By Muhammad Al-Minshawy

The position of President Joe Biden's administration regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip since the seventh of last October raises a lot of astonishment and astonishment in American circles, both conservative and liberal.

On the one hand, members of the administration, such as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, reiterate the principle of a two-state solution as the basis for any future settlement after the Gaza war, and on the one hand the administration continues to ship weapons and ammunition on a daily basis to Israel, and refrains from calling for a ceasefire. Fire, even after the victims of the Israeli aggression exceeded more than 25 thousand martyrs, most of whom were children and women.

One day after Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, publicly rejected the idea of establishing a Palestinian state, Biden stressed that it is not impossible to achieve a two-state solution even when Netanyahu is in power. Biden spoke with Netanyahu on Friday, conveying "his vision for a more lasting peace and security for Israel, fully integrated into the region, and a two-state solution while ensuring Israel's security."

Unrealistic vision

The White House is doubling its efforts to promote the idea of a Saudi-Israeli deal as a means to bring peace to the Middle East, through which the future of the Gaza Strip will be linked to this potential agreement.

Reports indicated the existence of an American plan indicating the possibility of securing reconstruction funds from the Saudis, Israeli concessions to the Palestinians, and Palestinian blessing for the deal as part of an urgent road map for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

In contrast to what Biden has confirmed since October 7, the arena of conflict has expanded, as Washington and its allies carried out attacks on Houthi bases in Yemen after the Houthis targeted cargo ships in the Red Sea, in response to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Charles Dunn, a former White House and State Department official, currently an expert at the Arab Institute in Washington, and a lecturer at George Washington University, told Al Jazeera Net, “The foundations of the American perception are reasonable enough, but the administration has not shown any real interest in creating the conditions and creating a process to get there. "Except for regional normalization. They are very unclear about the nature and powers of the future Palestinian state, and what will happen in Gaza after this conflict ends, if it does end."

On the other hand, in an interview with Al Jazeera Net, former diplomat and international affairs expert Wolfgang Pusztai pointed out that “the Biden administration’s vision is certainly logical. However, these basic pillars could be the cornerstone of a plan that needs detailing, and it is not realistic for him to achieve anything.” "From the warring parties, his maximum demands are made."

However, Wolfgang said, "Realistically, I do not see a solution to the Palestinian conflict in the next 20 or 30 years. However, it makes sense to approach such a solution step by step."

Sarcasm and anger

In its editorial - yesterday, Friday - the Wall Street Journal, with a conservative orientation, mocked President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Tony Blinken's reading of the situation in the Middle East.

The newspaper, the most sober among the American conservative movements, confirmed that, contrary to what Biden aspires to, the Israeli people are not ready under the current circumstances to discuss granting the Palestinians a state, but the Biden administration continues to pressure them.

The newspaper accused Blinken of proposing a failed solution to the problems of the Middle East, which consists of proposing a regional approach, but it requires Israel to make difficult decisions. In other words, the newspaper says, “The October 7 attack, and the broad Palestinian popular support for it, demonstrated which party does not want peace, so why should Washington ask Israel to concede and commit to peace on its part,” according to the newspaper.

On the other hand, the progressive movement in the Democratic Party, led by Senator Bernie Sanders, is pressuring the Biden administration towards a ceasefire and stopping providing unconditional military aid to Israel, while examining Israel’s record in the field of human rights.

This trend is surprised by Biden's increasing awareness of the impossibility of eliminating Hamas militarily, yet his administration continues to send weapons and ammunition to Israel on a daily basis since October 7.

The protests, in which hundreds of workers within the Biden administration are participating, in addition to the demonstrations of hundreds of thousands in various American cities to pressure a ceasefire, are putting pressure on decision-makers in Washington, especially with many young people in American universities, and the Arab and Islamic community, pledging not to vote for Biden in the November elections. Second coming.

Asal Rad, a researcher at the Eurasia Group Foundation, told Al Jazeera Net, “It is difficult to know what the Biden administration is thinking, given its continued support for Israel’s actions, despite global protests, and the genocide case before the International Court of Justice. They certainly understand the importance of October 7th and its repercussions in terms of Israel's security and the harsh conditions of the Palestinians in Gaza.

She adds, "If they were aware of the damage to the credibility of the United States, the effectiveness of international law, and the damage to the reputation of the administration itself because of its refusal to hold Israel accountable for its actions in any way, they did not seem to care, and they have maintained the same position unchanged."

An ongoing dilemma

The US administration believes that it will be difficult to achieve any breakthrough in the rigid Israeli position under Netanyahu heading the most right-wing government in Israel’s history.

In an interview with Al Jazeera Net, Hussein Ibish, senior researcher at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, indicated that “another Israeli government may be able to do what Washington envisions, if Israel understands the importance of all this for its security in the long term. It remains to be seen. But the goals here, certainly from the Biden administration’s point of view, are to send a message to the Israelis that Netanyahu is a big part of the problem, and that getting rid of him is absolutely necessary.”

Source: Al Jazeera