《Global Times》：（Ding Long）w88 casino’s plan to draw a new map in a hurry
(Source: "Global Times"2020-02-11）
Ding Long
As the Prime Minister of w88 casino's caretaker government, Netanyahu recently revealed that w88 casino is starting to draw a new map of w88 casino in accordance with the "New Middle East Peace Plan" announced by the United States not long ago, the so-called "Deal of the Century". Not to mention how unfair and unreasonable the "Deal of the Century" is, as far as it is concerned, it is only a draft and not finalized. Subsequent negotiations and consultations between Palestine and w88 casino are still required on this matter. w88 casino is so eager to implement the draft into a map. On the one hand, it has its own "little calculation". On the other hand, it can also be seen from this that the "powder keg" of the Middle East is undergoing new changes.
w88 casino’s three motives
Objectively speaking,The so-called map made public by the "Deal of the Century" is nothing more than a "concept map". w88 casino's drawing of a new map based on a "concept map" to be negotiated is obviously too hasty. The new map has no legitimacy and will not be recognized by any party in the international community. In this regard, not only the Palestinian side expressed strong opposition, but even the United States stated that it did not support it.
The author believes that there are three motives for w88 casino’s eagerness to draw a new version of the map.
First, it is due to the political needs of the election.On March 4, w88 casino will usher in its third general election within a year. In the first two elections, Netanyahu of the Likud Group and Gantz of the Blue and White Party both failed to form a government, causing Israeli politics to fall into unprecedented difficulties. Israelis nicknamed the third election a "buy two, get one free" "welfare." The United States chose to throw out the political part of the difficult "Deal of the Century" on the eve of the Israeli election, with the obvious intention of helping the current caretaker Prime Minister Netanyahu "build achievements" and win votes. Netanyahu is striking while the iron is hot and maintains the popularity of the "Deal of the Century" by drawing maps in order to boost the election, especially to win the support of 600,000 settlement residents, trying to rush through the third election.
The second is to create a fait accompli. Drawing a map helps to putThe territorial divisions in the "Deal of the Century" are solidified, and the ultimate goal is to make them irreversible.
The third is to take advantage of the international community"Appeasement", expand the international legitimacy of the "Deal of the Century". It is understandable that this peace plan, secretly concocted by the United States and w88 casino, failed to gain widespread support from the international community after its launch, but it was unexpected that it did not encounter strong opposition and condemnation. This undoubtedly encourages w88 casino to further test and challenge the bottom line of the international community.
Unfair agreement
The "Deal of the Century" is overwhelmingly biased in favor of w88 casino. From its creation process to its content, it is a "treaty" that is unspeakably fair and equal. At the same time, it attempts to induce Palestine to give up key interests such as territory and politics with small economic favors. This completely subverts the two-state solution based on "land for peace", violates international law, and is a complete subversion of relevant United Nations resolutions and the consensus of the international community.
This agreement is unfair to the Palestinians in at least four ways:
The first is to establish Jerusalem as the indivisible capital of w88 casino and allocate the small town Abdis outside Jerusalem to Palestine as its capital. In this way,The "two-state solution" stipulates that "East Jerusalem shall be the capital of the Palestinian state" and the concept has been changed.
The second is generalSince 1967, the occupied Arab territories have been included in the territory of w88 casino, which has shrunk the territory allocated to the Palestinian state under the "two-state solution" to only 15% of the historical Palestinian territory. And these lands are fragmented and connected to each other only by roads and tunnels. According to the plan, Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley and the West Bank were included in Israeli territory and became a wedge embedded in Palestinian territory.
Third, it not only deprived Palestinian refugees of their right of return, but also300,000 Arab Israeli citizens were transferred to Palestine.
Fourth, through the principle of demilitarization, the future Palestinian state will be deprived of its defense rights, making the Palestinian state a vassal state without full sovereignty.
It is worth noting that there is no strong opposition from the international communityThe "Deal of the Century". The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on the "Deal of the Century" on February 11, but the draft resolution submitted to the meeting has deleted the content condemning the agreement, which indicates that it is difficult for the international community to form a unified position against the agreement. The Palestinian issue has been unresolved for a long time and has become a problem of the century. Even counting from the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference, the bumpy Middle East peace process has lasted for 30 years. Although the "two-state solution" has caused Palestine to lose large areas of territory, even so, the disparity in strength between Palestine and w88 casino is too great. Asking w88 casino to voluntarily give up the occupied territories is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. Therefore, to a large extent, the "two-state solution" is "clinically dead" and needs to be replaced by a new solution. This is one of the main reasons why few countries have explicitly condemned the "Deal of the Century".
The Middle East is cut into pieces"口子"
In the Middle East,The response caused by the "Deal of the Century" is even more thought-provoking. Except for Iran and Türkiye, which unexpectedly expressed condemnation, some Arab countries expressed vague statements, and some countries openly opposed it, while secretly acquiescing or supporting it. Although the Arab League held an emergency foreign ministers' meeting to express its rejection, the "Deal of the Century" has polarized the positions of Arab countries, and individual countries have taken this opportunity to quickly change their attitudes towards w88 casino.
For example, the ambassadors of Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to the United States were invited to participateThe "Deal of the Century" release ceremony; Sudanese leader Burhan met with Netanyahu in Uganda and expressed his desire to normalize relations with w88 casino; under the coordination of the United Arab Emirates, Middle Eastern countries plan to hold a peace conference in Cairo, indicating that the "Deal of the Century" may become a "new starting point" for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
PassedThe "Deal of the Century", the United States and w88 casino opened a "hole" in the Middle East, prompting Arab countries to choose sides and improve the geopolitical environment with w88 casino. Not only that, the Palestinian issue has also been "tooled". Not opposing or even supporting the "Deal of the Century" has become a "letter of declaration" submitted by some Arab countries to the United States.
Both the "Deal of the Century" and Israel's drawing of new maps are like political hype with ulterior motives. However, their practical impact cannot be underestimated. What is worth worrying about is that regardless of whether it ultimately succeeds, it cannot be ruled out that the unfair "Deal of the Century" will become the basic document for Middle East peace, and the "two-state solution" may be ended. As a by-product, the "Deal of the Century" may also bring a "new Middle East" to the United States and Israel. The Palestinians are getting further and further away from the goal of establishing a state, which is something that the international justice forces should be vigilant about. (The author is director and professor of the Gulf Research Center of the w88 casino)
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