Israel Spurns Peace and Justice

by Stephen Lendman

They're verboten. They're off the table. They always were. They are now. Upcoming peace process pretense masks reality.

Initiatives were stillborn from inception. They remain so. Palestinians genuinely want peace. Israel categorically denies them.

Issues mattering most remain unresolved. Upcoming talks exclude them. Israel wants unconditional surrender. Don't bet against it. It happened many times before.

Dark side justice awaits. This time's no different. Israelis are as out of touch as Americans. Netanyahu's Israel's worst ever prime minister.

He mocks democratic values. He spurns justice. He deplores peace. He's a war criminal. Fake talks boosted his popularity.

According to this week's Haaretz-Dialog poll, 56% of Israelis think he's best suited as prime minister. Labor's Shelly Yacimovich ranked next with 15%.

Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid scored "an embarrassing 7%." He boasts about becoming prime minister in next general elections. Why Israelis support Netanyahu they'll have to explain.

Why they elected the most extremist government in Israeli history matters most. They made their bed. They have to sleep in it. Perhaps they'll have second thoughts. Not so far.

Most Israelis support peace talks. Imagine what awaits Palestinians. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz and likeminded hardliners explained: