While Blinken's people were leaking that a policy rethinking was underway, the National Security Council was caught with its jaw hanging down.

• A White House National Security Council spokesperson said it "has been longstanding U.S. policy that any recognition of a Palestinian state must come through direct negotiations between the parties rather than through unilateral recognition at the UN. That policy has not changed."
• The State Department declined to comment.

There are three sticking points. First, the boundaries of this new terrorist empire have to be set. No one knows what that would look like. Second, the obvious impact of what will be an Iranian-controlled terror state bordering Israel that could have mutual defense treaties with other nations hostile to Israel and UN representation doesn't seem to have been considered. Third, everyone appears to be assuming away the high probability that Israel will refuse to accept this terror state.

If this happens, it effectively kills Trump's Abraham Accords by bringing Palestinian demands back to the center of Middle East geopolitics. It will be nearly impossible for any Arab nation to continue relations with Israel if Israel refuses to accept the strategy of rolling bilateral recognition agreements that the White House envisages.

Unless this is derailed, we have effectively abandoned our tacit alliance with Israel and handed a massive strategic victory to the country that will control the government in this new state. //

Mildred's Oldest Son
7 hours ago
The anti-semitism of the democrat party knows no bounds. The Obama/Jarrett pawn, Biden, will throw Israel under the bus to further the Iranian mullahs' goal to destroy Israel. The treachery and the pandering to Iran, and the leftist, pro-Palestinian protesters is disgusting, absolutely disgusting.