Writer Simon Tisdale, a specialist in foreign affairs at the British Observer newspaper, says in an article in the newspaper that Israel, which is isolated externally and torn internally, must face the future it fears, which is the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The writer began his article by saying that the feeling of things falling apart is deep, and the negative repercussions are present everywhere in the world. He cited many examples of this, such as routinely flouting the UN Charter and UN Security Council resolutions, especially on Gaza, ignoring war crimes in Ukraine, Myanmar and Sudan, sending killers abroad to eliminate political opponents, and undeclared cyber warfare that knows no borders.

Disintegration is stronger in the Middle East

But he said the disintegration is particularly strong in the Middle East, especially following the Al-Aqsa flood attack, as is the impunity and the International Court of Justice orders to prevent famine in Gaza, which receive only lip service.

Tisdale continued to paint a picture of the disintegration that the Middle East is witnessing, saying that the relationship between the United States and Israel, which is the regional cornerstone, has reached the breaking point. Commentators were quoted as saying that the dispute between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden is irreparable.

Netanyahu may escalate the war in the region

He added that the internal crisis in Israel, too, constitutes an existential threat to it, at a time when Netanyahu and his allies, “anti-democratic extremists and far-right settler groups,” are turning into rebels, expecting Netanyahu to escalate the war in the region, if those who accuse him of wanting to exploit the war for his personal interests, are right.

Tisdale concluded by saying that as a divided, traumatized, ill-led and ostracized Israel tears itself apart, along with its historical, ideological and democratic credentials, re-establishing a credible negotiating process with the explicit and internationally agreed goal of two states coexisting side by side may be the way to go. The best and only way to save Israel from itself. It may also be the best hope for saving the community of nations from further descent into chaos, and for restoring the building of global confidence.

Source: Guardian