By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Israel and the United States saw eye to eye on the question of Hamas involvement in a Palestinian unity government. There can be no doubt about that. And it was obvious that Israel would not respect or deal with a Palestinian government that included Hamas.
But while the United States agreed with Israel, that agreement is not an issue principle.
The decision by the United States to recognize a government in which Hamas plays an integral role is a major turnabout of US policy and it breaks a longstanding agreement between the US and Israel. The agreement was twofold. The US would not recognize the Hamas government and the US would not pressure Israel to, in any way, deal with the Hamas.
The United States and Israel even spoke about and confirmed for each other that the technocratic government was simply a ruse.
All that is now gone.
And the worst part is that the United States does not even realize that it did anything wrong or dangerous.
The United States does not even realize that it has put in jeopardy an issue that is vital to its own security. And the United States does not realize that it is now perceived as not being there to protect Israel's security interests.
It is only a matter of time before other nations and communities take advantage of what is a very public and very large diplomatic and security gap between the United States and Israel.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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