Palestinian state support by Vice President Harris before and after her debate with former President Trump will lead to further terrorism and Middle East instability, say experts from Israel and the United States.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stated during Tuesday’s ABC debate that she will always provide Israel the right to self-defense, especially in regard to Iran and any danger that Iran and its proxies represent to Israel. This reaffirms her support for a two-state solution. But a two-state solution is necessary so that Gaza may be rebuilt and the Palestinians can enjoy the dignity, self-determination, and security that they deserve.
An autonomous Palestinian state encompassing the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (which Israel refers to by its biblical name, Judea and Samaria) would be established on the borders of Israel under the two-state solution. In February, Biden was heavily criticized for sanctioning Israeli residents of the region while ignoring the Palestinian terrorism epidemic in Judea and Samaria.
“The two-state became a dead letter after Oct. 7th,” explained David Friedman, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Israel before leaving, in an interview with Fox News Digital. The creation of a Palestinian state on the border between Jordan and Israel would cause instability in both nations and bring about more suffering and terror.
In his latest work, “One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,” author Max Friedman argues that Vice President Harris ought to cease reiterating outdated ideas and attempting to squeeze an unsuitable solution into an existing framework. She should step back and let Israel figure out a fair and practical solution on its own; she doesn’t know enough about the subject to make an informed decision.
On Fox News’ “Your World” in early September, Friedman criticized Biden for causing divisions in Israeli society.
According to Jonathan Conricus, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former combat commander and spokesperson in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who served for 24 years, “The so-called two-state solution may have been possible to implement 31 years ago. However, the current Palestinian leadership does not aspire to end the conflict and achieve peace,” as he explained to Fox News Digital. Israeli political backing for the peace process has been weakened by Palestinian rejectionism, as it is now crystal evident that the Palestinian leadership is not interested in peace.
Conricus asserts that a recent survey of Palestinians in Gaza and areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority reveals overwhelming support for Hamas. This, in turn, suggests that the Palestinian population shares Hamas’s genocidal goal of eliminating Israel through jihad, as the group demonstrated on October 7. It would be wise for world leaders to hear out the warring factions in order to assess the situation’s evolution and adjust diplomatic approaches accordingly. No matter what happens in the conflict between Israel and Hamas on October 7, awarding the group statehood would have a catastrophic effect on peace and stability in the area as well as the United States’ international reputation. Statehood should not be bestowed upon terror.
The two-state solution is currently in a precarious position, but just because it is challenging to imagine a peaceful resolution between Israel and the Palestinians based on diplomatic compromise does not mean it should not be the objective,” stated Joel Rubin, a former Democrat strategist and deputy assistant secretary of state, in an interview with Fox News Digital. After all, Egypt and Israel were involved in several existential battles before finally settling their differences in a peace treaty that has kept Israel’s southern border secure for almost 40 years. A two-state solution aims to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a way that ensures long-term stability and security.
“We have seen it achieved with Arab states,” Rubin remarked, continuing to express his lengthy history of activism within the Jewish community. Assuming there is strong political will, extremism is eradicated, and security procedures are in place, there is no reason why it cannot be accomplished with the Palestinians. By making this a top priority, Vice President Harris is taking a plainly pro-Israel stance, one that aims to give Israel the stability and security it sorely lacks.
While speaking with CNN in late August, Harris made mention of her support for a Palestinian state. According to her, “I remain committed since I’ve been on Oct. 8 to what we must do to work toward a two-state solution where Israel is secure and in equal measure the Palestinians have security and self-determination and dignity.”
Despite repeated requests for comment from Fox News Digital, the Harris campaign remained silent.
The Palestinian Authority (PA), headed by Mahmoud Abbas, has received substantial funding from Harris and Biden. In contrast to the leaders of Hamas, who are backed by the Iranian state, the PA president is seen by some as more moderate. But in regards to the notorious “pay for slay” scheme, which might lead to the PA compensating Hamas terrorists, Abbas backs stipends for convicted Palestinian terrorists and their families.
The PA will allow the recently released Palestinian terrorists to collect American funds, according to a November Fox News Digital story. These individuals were involved in a trade that liberated several Israeli and foreign hostages held by the terrorist group Hamas.
“The American and European funding boosts the Palestinian Authority budget by $600 million,” Itamar Marcus told Fox News Digital back then. Marcus heads Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli NGO that studies Palestinian society. The salaries of terrorists in prison and their families total to $300 million each year, and the Palestinian Authority pays them.
Abbas reportedly told the Turkish Parliament last month that “America is the plague, and the plague is America” and that “We implement Shari’a law: victory or martyrdom.” The Middle East Media Research Institute translated his remarks.
Several crises involving racism and Holocaust fabrication have rocked the 88-year-old Abbas’ grip on power since he became PA president in 2008.
The mass murder of European Jews was organized in Berlin, where Abbas allegedly gave a tirade against Israel in 2022, stating that the Jewish state was responsible for “50 holocausts.” (Fox News Digital).