by Dr. Reuven Berko
The Palestinians realized, too late, that the light at the end of their tunnel of incitement was Trump's charging locomotive. Despite their best efforts to derail it, Trump didn't stop to do business; he simply ran them over.
In
miserable timing, the PLO's Executive Committee announced that the
Palestinian Authority has turned to the International Criminal Court at
The Hague to open proceedings against Israel over its decision to
evacuate Khan al-Ahmar east of Jerusalem within the framework of Israel's "settlement crimes."
When the Palestinian media covers Khan
al-Ahmar, the viewer at home can see a few tents and tin structures,
built with the help of the European Union – ornaments intended to curb
the growth of Jerusalem's urban ring. The images of utter devastation of
entire cities in Yemen and Syria, however, paint the Khan al-Ahmar
issue in a grotesque light.
Almost simultaneously – in a stroke of
impeccable timing – U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton
threatened to sanction and punish the ICC if it investigates the U.S.
army for "war crimes" in Afghanistan. Bolton stressed that the U.S.
would not allow this unrecognized court to harm it or its ally Israel.
Alongside the Tamimi
family's demand to launch a public relations campaign abroad –
described by their lawyer as "a campaign to reveal the unique truths to
liberate all of Palestine" – activists on the Left quickly issued an
announcement that "the prioritization of nationalist considerations over
humane ones is dangerous." That is to say, Jewish national
considerations are not humane, unlike the national considerations of the
Palestinians.
In a response to the Left, PA President
Mahmoud Abbas and his cohort (together with Israeli-Arab MKs Ahmad Tibi
and Jamal Zahalka) stressed how serious they are about negating the
Jewish state and its capital – by arguing for the right of return;
championing UNRWA; rejecting the nation-state law and denigrating the
United States. Despite regional shifts, from the Palestinian perspective
nothing has changed. Both Hamas and the PLO abide by the principal
mantra (alongside other lethal demands): the "return of the refugees" to
their homes based on U.N. Resolution 194, which effectively equates to
the end of Israel.
The Palestinians have dug many a tunnel
beneath us. Ironically, the light they see at the end of their tunnel is
Trump's locomotive speeding toward them, squashing all of their
illusions in its tracks. Thus far, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
has crushed the illusion of making it the Palestinian capital. UNRWA,
too, has been flattened, along with the refugee lie and fantasy of
"return." Financial support for the PA has been reduced, its offices in
Washington shuttered.
Trump's locomotive is charging full steam
ahead on the track of American interests, straight through the Hejaz and
branching farther into Europe, Asia and the Far East. On his stops
along the way, Trump is rebuilding the coalition destroyed by Barack
Obama, preparing to stop Iran and China and their supporters and is
taming recalcitrant European countries. The Palestinians realized, too
late, that the light at the end of their tunnel of incitement was
Trump's charging locomotive. Despite their best efforts to derail it,
Trump didn't stop at the rejectionist, manipulative Palestinian station
to do business – he simply ran it over.
Dr. Reuven Berko
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/the-trump-train-didnt-stop-for-the-palestinians/
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