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May 6, 2014 | http://www.newyorker.com/
Israel’s Independence Day, and Its Future
Posted by Bernard Avishai
It has been a week since John Kerry apologized, with a certain recalcitrance, for having suggested, in an address
to a closed-door meeting of the Trilateral Commission, that Israel was
at risk of becoming “an apartheid state.” While Israel prepares to
celebrate its Independence Day on Tuesday, the White House has declared a
“pause” in its peace efforts, the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC) has rallied
lawmakers to admire “the lone stable democracy in the Middle East,” and
Martin Indyk, the chief U.S. negotiator, has returned to Washington.
Susan Rice, who was known to be skeptical of Kerry’s gambit, is coming
to consult with Prime Minister Netanyahu about the Iranian nuclear
negotiations. It seems as if Israel has managed to ditch the talks while
keeping its friends.
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