Forget About the U.S.: The Next President Won't Help Israel's Moderates

Haaretz Editorial

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.710872

Forget About the U.S.: The Next President Won't Help Israel's Moderates

All the presidential candidates who spoke at AIPAC's policy conference did little more than to pay lip-service to Israel's right wing; they won't offer any help when considering peace with the Palestinians.

The moderate camp in Israel – the one that is longing for an agreement with the Palestinians – can forget about the United States. Help for a peace-seeking Israel will not come from there. After the embarrassing parade of presidential candidates at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee convention this week, which was little more than a show of fawning to the Israeli government, we can conclude it is likely that none of the candidates will lift a finger to promote a just peace in the Middle East if elected president. While their speeches paid lip service to the right-wing, pro-Israel lobby, one cannot ignore the tone of their remarks – and especially their content.

One after the other, each candidate (except for Bernie Sanders) competed to shower inflated promises and sticky compliments on Israel, while blatantly ignoring the reality. Hillary Clinton even mentioned Golda Meir – one of the key figures responsible for the lack of peace – as a shining example. http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.710872