Commenting on Antony Blinken’s recent interview in the New York Times, Seth Mandel writes:
The truth is that it’s not difficult to get Israel to make concessions, but only under certain conditions is it even possible to move the Arab side of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Donald Trump came into office and reversed Barack Obama’s daylight policy, and by the end of his term Israel and Arab states had signed historic recognition deals.
Whether there is daylight or no daylight, Israel will make moves for peace—because it wants peace. But only when there is no daylight will the Arab world make reciprocal moves. This was Blinken’s point. Every time there was daylight between the U.S. and Israel, Hamas backed off from agreeing to a cease-fire and releasing hostages.
Putting daylight between the U.S. and Israel is satisfying to anti-Israel media activists. But it does nothing for the Palestinians, nothing for peace, and nothing for America.
Read more on Commentary: https://www.commentary.org/seth-mandel/biden-obama-and-the-truth-about-daylight/