Does Israel collude with the US and the Palestinian Authority?

 

Yet again, we in Israel read about a US attempt to butt into Israel’s business (here).  This time, October, 2021, the meddling is about a US demand that Israel grant permission to the US so that the US can open a formal Consulate, not for Israel, but for 'Palestine'--in Jewish Jerusalem. That is, the US position is that Israel should allow the US to service a diplomatic presence inside sovereign Israel to service a not-yet existing State that is currently dedicated to the destruction of Israel.

If Palestinians want a Consulate, their chief administrative city is Ramallah, not Jerusalem. Ramallah is where most Palestinian Authority (PA) official business is done. Yes, we know that a Consulate does not have to be in a state’s central administrative city. But in a city not even part of that not-yet ‘state’? That’s unheard of.

A US consulate for the PA belongs in a city controlled by the PA. Jerusalem is not in PA territory. It is in Israeli territory. Jerusalem is not located on Palestinian real estate. Jerusalem sits on Israeli real estate. Jerusalem is not controlled by Palestinian authorities. It is controlled by Jewish authorities.

Why should the US put a US Consulate for the PA inside Israel?

The PA covets Jerusalem. If that’s the case, the PA must win Jerusalem in war—or through a surrender-without-war by Israel. Neither looks likely to happen anytime soon—unless, that is, the US butts in and makes what amounts to anti-Israel demands on Israel that will help the PA win-by-Jewish-surrender.

The PA is persistent. It has been claiming that Jerusalem—and all of Israel—is not Jewish, but is instead Islamic Palestinian territory. The PA has been making this claim since before the 1992/3 Oslo Accords.  

The PA wants Jerusalem for its US Consulate (not Ramallah, or any other place actually controlled by the PA) because the PA doesn’t want a Consulate on land it controls. It wants the Consulate on land Israel controls.

The PA has a plan. That plan is very simple--and very clear: the PA wants a complete conquest of Israel. It wants such a complete conquest so as to be able to rename the Jewish Israel as an Islamic-only 'Palestine'; and in the short term, it will certainly attempt to put its own facts-on-the-ground in Jerusalem.

The PA has been working on taking over Jerusalem for some time. Already, it has gotten the UN to change the name of the Temple Mount from its Jewish name to a Muslim name. It has gotten the UN also to delete all connection between the Jewish Temple Mount and its Jewish roots. Taken literally, the PA could now claim that, because the Temple Mount is exclusively a Muslim-only site, Jews should be banned from that site.

The PA cries aloud over the supposed sins of a Jewish 'Judaization' of their city Jerusalem. But at the same time, the PA works day-and-night to Islamicize virtually every nook and cranny of Jerusalem. It accuses Israel what they themselves attempt to do—take over Jerusalem inch-by-inch.

The PA would love to see a US Consulate for the PA in Jewish Jerusalem. It could legitimize the PA claim of ownership over Jerusalem. 

The US wants this Consulate. Therefore, it declares it will form a joint "team" with Israel to explore the idea of opening a US Consulate for ‘Palestine’ in Jewish Jerusalem.

This is maddening. I can think of no other sovereign state that has to put up with such nonsense. What’s even more maddening is that Israel should be pressured to discuss the possibility that it must accede to this demand. But here we are, discussing that very possibility.

In theory, Israel has already said, ‘no’, to the US demand. But is that correct? Did Israel really say no, or did Israel say something else, leaving the door open to US-Israel discussions?

The US faces a problem: if it wants a new Consulate, both the US and the sovereign State where that consulate will open must approve the move. That is, before the US can open a Palestinian Consulate in the State of Israel, the US needs Israel’s approval, not PA approval.

If I am correct about that, think what this means. The US has to negotiate with Israel—not the PA—to open this Consulate for the PA. This US need to negotiate with Israel proves that Israel’s sovereignty over Jerusalem is real. The recognized need for the US to get Israel’s approval in this case tells you something too many wish to forget: Jerusalem belongs to Jews, not Palestinians--and the US understands this!

According to rumor, Israel appears to be thinking about giving its approval to allow a US bureaucracy that will exist to help a foreign, hostile state-to-be (Palestine), to operate inside Israeli territory. Why would Israel do that? Giving to the PA what it demands here compromises Israel’s sovereign rights in Jerusalem, for it acknowledges implicitly that the PA has land rights in Israel. Why would any State do this for an enemy who offers no concessions but makes every demand?

At the moment, Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is silent about the matter. Does Israel actually prepare to collude with both a potentially incompetent US Administration and a rabid, implacable enemy to give that enemy an official foothold inside Israeli territory? It might be. 

Given PA lust for every inch of Jerusalem, where do you think such a decision by Israel could lead? 

Stay tuned. This nonsense may be just beginning.