President Barack Obama may be facing a political fire storm. He could be called anti-semitic. This is a common tactic used by Jews to confront opposition to Israeli government position on any issue.
The President could be put in this situation because the new prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, are both opposed to a Palestinian state. Netanyahu has discussed the idea of a self governing Palestinian region that would control its internal affairs but has not acknowledged the idea of that region becoming fully independent. Lieberman is part of a conservative religious group that believes that Old Testament definitions of Israel boundaries apply to the 21st century.
The rejection of a two state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict has been reported in the Los Angeles Times, by BBC News and other reliable sources. The new “right wing” conservative Israeli government seems to be unanimous in their position as all leading ministers have stated almost the same views on peace with Palestinians.
There are American Jewish groups that do believe that a two state solution is the right thing to do. Commnetarymagazine.com has reported on four groups. J Street, Americans for Peace Now, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, and even the well-funded Israel Policy Forum, have all previously jousted with the pro-Israel establishment.
A Jewish homeland ensures there is at least one place in this world where many Jews can feel safe. I feel safe in the United States but so did the Jews of Germany. The existence of Israel does not negate the existence of a Palestinian state as long as it lives in peace with its Jewish neighbors.
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