U.S. Transition Puts Israeli Focus Back on Palestinians
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/world/middleeast/trump-may-complicate-israeli-diplomacy.html
La question réellement abordée dans l’article est de savoir si l’appui trop flagramment injuste de Trump en faveur d’#Israel ne va pas mettre en péril l’extraordinaire état de grâce qui existait sous Obama et qui permettait tout à la fois le vol continu des terres palestiniennes et une alliance avec les monarchies du Golfe.
While many Arab leaders have tired of the Palestinian leadership, they may have to respond if their citizens are stirred to outrage. “If the street’s reactions get too heated, it will be easier for these Arabs to jettison the Israeli relationship than to stand in the way of their own people’s anger,” Mr. Kurtzer said.
Pas forcément dit le likoudien WINEP (un des étranges « amis du peuple syrien » soit dit en passant),
Others suggested that nuanced diplomacy by Mr. Trump could help Mr. Netanyahu. While the right may press for more settlement construction, the Trump administration could endorse keeping any new housing within established blocs, said Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
“That would be a major victory for Netanyahu,” Mr. Satloff said. “And if linked to real suspension of growth outside the blocs, it may even advance Israeli ties with Sunnis.”