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Mr. Netanyahu's rejection of a two-state solution was not just his alone. Rather,
it represents a consensus of Israel's political establishment. Moreover,
it was reached from a position of self-perceived strength.The problem is that Israel has passed its peak. This is due to strategic failures.
For one, it assumed that technology and overwhelming firepower would always insure a rapid victory. It does, when facing an opponent operating with a unified command structure. However, when facing an opponent consisting of many small, independent, units that operate in cooperation with one another but which rely on network decision-making, personal responsibility, flexible response, and mobility, then the bigger the aggressor with a unified command structure like Israel's is, the more subject it is to small scale defeats. No single defeat is overwhelming, but, cumulatively, they represent disaster.
Another strategic failure was one of social cohesiveness.
The Judaic population of Israel are immigrant peoples coming from around the globe and are fragmented accordingly. As a result, it is a politically fractured and corrupt nation. Economically, Israel became a success story, but this was because of
continuous injections of American and German foreign aid and not a fully indigenous achievement. The aid created comfort, but money does not, by itself, create cohesiveness.
The Palestinian community, on the other hand, are indigenous and living, to a large degree, as multi-generational refugees in the ghettos permitted for them to live in as open air prisons by the Israeli political entity. Whether Islam or Eastern Orthodox Christianity, they found refuge in religion and in each other.
Social cohesiveness is incomparably higher.
Comment:
1) When Sikorski says "the credibility of your country that is at stake." one is reminded of some passages in The Next Decade by George Friedman, published in 2011-2012. About Poland he speculates: We have now long past the ten years of George Friedman, and the US influence in Poland has been substantial, with no "betrayal" of the value of Poland to the US so far, but in the context of the above "speculations", one can take the statements from Sikorsky as a voice of concern.
2) Sikorsky's immediate thought about the Nordstream sabotage:
Ex-Polish FM deletes tweet implying US sabotaged gas pipeline (Sikorsky in 2022)
NATO-US prime suspects in Nordstream gas leaks
Russia tells EU to treat US as pipeline sabotage suspect Moscow ambassador to the UN: Destruction of Nord Stream pipelines must be addressed to avoid 'chaos' on the high seas (Feb 2023)
3) Radoslaw Sikorski in the news 2011-2023
Germany Told to Act to Save Europe (Nov 2011) Is Poland's Premier Leading his Country into a New Slavery? (Dec 2011) U.S. NGO uncovered in Ukraine protests (Feb 2014) Polish minister warned Ukrainian protest leader: Back deal or die (Feb 2014) Ukraine president's signs EU-brokered agreement with anti-semitic, anti-gay, far-right opposition to end crisis - But can such characters be trusted? (Feb 2014) Poland trained Kiev fascists two months in advance of U.S. coup d'état (Apr 2014) Poland is a 'Slave Prostitute' to the USA according to Polish Foreign Minister (Jun 2014) Reality dawning! Polish foreign minister Sikorski: "Our alliance with America isn't worth anything, in fact it's harmful" (Jun 2014)
Who's backwards here? Poland bans cultural exchange; Russia strengthens it (Aug 2014) Russia has 'anti-venom' for Western lies - full disclosure (Oct 2014) One year on from the 'EuroMaidan Revolution': What next for Ukraine? (Feb 2015) NATO is creating a military Schengen zone in Europe (Jun 2016) Radoslaw Sikorsk, ex-Polish FM names two major Ukrainian problems (Jan 2023) 4) Sikorsky and democracy?
Stop destroying democracy! Anti-government protests across Poland draw thousands (Dec 2015) As a comment to the above, Sikorsky is now back in government:
Poland and the Demon in Democracy Liberal authoritarianism's tusks have been bared across the West
5) Radosław Sikorski is married to Anne Applebaum, another influencer, but is it also a clue to understanding what is going on?