Lurper stays sayin the wackest shit
hey I'm surprised you read Lurper's posts, but I saw on another thread that you're bored, so maybe you'll read this too.
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4 years ago Trump "makes history" by changing the balance of power in the middle east:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-announces-historic-peace-agreement-between-israel-and-united-arab-emirates/2020/08/13/363f3c54-dd76-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html"Trump told reporters that the atmosphere between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed during the secret negotiations leading up to the announcement “was like love.”
But the West Bank’s governing Palestinian Authority, following an emergency meeting in Ramallah, condemned the accord as a betrayal.
Palestinian leaders called for an urgent Arab League meeting to reject what they called an “aggression against the Palestinian people.”"
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Many u.s. political analysts thought the 2020 deal was "a powder keg" motivated by u.s. interests in arms sales and solidifying support against Iran. They warned that it had dangerous historical precedents:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/21/arab-ties-israel-diplomacy-normalization-middle-east/"The decision by four Arab countries to forge ties with Israel in 2020 was not about peace, love, or understanding. The United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Morocco, and (to a lesser extent) Bahrain were all motivated by narrow interests—including the promise of either advanced weapons or diplomatic favors from the United States."
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/21/its-not-a-peace-deal-its-a-powder-keg/"Not all diplomatic deals are preludes to peace—and the Israel-UAE agreement fits an inauspicious pattern."
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On september 7, exactly 1 month before the october 7 Hamas attack, a deal like in 2020 was said to be in the works with Saudi Arabia. This time, the U.S. under Biden tried to downplay the deal, but Israel considered it as good as done, echoing Trump's claim from 4 years prior of "making history":
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66734638"We don't expect any imminent announcements or breakthroughs in the period ahead," said White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked up the possibility last month, claiming: "We're about to witness a pivot of history."
Any deal, though, would be deeply controversial.
In return for recognising Israel, Saudi Arabia is said to be demanding US guarantees for advanced American-made weapons and, most contentious of all, a civil nuclear programme including in-country uranium enrichment.
Israel for its part would benefit from trade and defence ties with the Gulf superpower and further historic integration it has always sought in the region, following on from other Arab state normalisation deals brokered in 2020"
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So yeah, these other Arab countries had said for decades that they wouldn't recognize Israel unless it recognized Palestine, and that was the biggest carrot of hope dangling in front of the palestinians that helped keep them in line. When Trump made the deal in 2020, it took away almost all that hope. You might say Saudi Aradia was Palestne's last big bargaining chip, and they were about to lose it, so they went all or nothing before the deal could be made.
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I think the situation in Israel-Palestine is the direct result of u.s. foreign policy, regardless of which party is in power. But Trump made things much worse when he pushed through the trade deals in 2020, and that's an example of what Lurper is calling childlike, the fact Trump ran his mouth so hard and grabbed the easy cash, oblivious to the balance that needed to be maintained: He fucking scrapped that manny all the way across and called it good.
There was just no need for the u.s. to make those deals, sure they got some big arms contracts and more leverage against Iran, but at the expense of a lot of civilian casualties. And as for civilians, the Saudis have killed 10s of thousands of them in Yemen, which we barely hear about, but that's why you hear about the Houthis fighting the u.s. these days, in case you were wondering.
Hope this helps you be less bored, and congrats on your sobriety.
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