Yossi Schwartz ISL (RCIT section in Israel/Occupied Palestine) 27.05.2025
The New York Times writes:
Trump’s Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel’s Growing Isolation. For months, Israel’s strongest allies had been reluctant to join a wave of global censure against the war. Now, even the Trump administration appears to be growing impatient with Israel. In recent weeks, partners such as the United States, Britain, and France have become more willing to place Israel under overt pressure. Through more than 18 months of war in Gaza, Israel has faced intense criticism from foreign leaders and aid groups but has rarely experienced sustained public censure, let alone concrete repercussions, from its close allies. In recent weeks, partners have become more willing to place Israel under overt pressure, culminating in President Trump’s call on Sunday for the war to wind down.
“Israel, we’ve been talking to them, and we want to see if we can stop that whole situation as quickly as possible,” Mr. Trump told reporters in New Jersey shortly before boarding Air Force One.Those comments contrast with the public position Mr. Trump held entering office in January, when he blamed Hamas rather than Israel for the war’s continuation. He was also careful to present a united front with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Mr. Trump’s latest intervention came hours before the German government, normally a steadfast supporter of Israel, expressed unusually strong criticism of Israel’s expanded attacks in Gaza. “What the Israeli Army is doing in the Gaza Strip right now — I honestly don’t understand what the goal is in causing such suffering to the civilian population,” said Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, during an interview broadcast on television on Monday.In turn, those comments followed a coordinated effort by Britain, Canada and France to criticize Israel’s decision to expand its operations in Gaza. In a joint statement last week, the three countries — which had broadly supported Israel’s right to respond to the Hamas-led attack on Israel in October 2023 — said the expansion was “wholly disproportionate.” All three countries warned of concrete repercussions if Israel did not change course. Britain has since suspended trade negotiations with Israel. It also placed sanctions on Israeli extremists leading efforts to force Palestinians from land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — one of its most consequential moves against Israeli interests since it dropped its opposition last year to an arrest warrant issued against Mr. Netanyahu.
Separately, France is organizing a conference, which will be held in June in partnership with Saudi Arabia, to discuss the creation of a Palestinian state — an outcome Mr. Netanyahu has vowed to oppose. “Still, all of these countries continue to support Israel in many practical ways, not least through military, economic, and intelligence partnerships.
The United States continues to supply Israel with billions of dollars in military aid, helping to sustain the military operations in Gaza. The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, visited Israel on Sunday and Monday, meeting with Mr. Netanyahu and other leaders, and attended a ceremony in honor of two Israeli Embassy staff members killed in an attack in Washington last week. Britain and France helped protect Israel last year during huge barrages of ballistic missiles from Iran, and they would most likely do so again. Moreover, they remain wary and have sometimes been critical of some of the moves made against Israel by other countries, including the push to charge Israel with genocide” [i]
Israel has consistently pursued a policy of strategic ambiguity regarding Russia. Even after the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, when most Western nations implemented comprehensive sanctions, Israel chose a more calibrated response and maintained working relations with Russia. The Israeli government argued this position was due to practical security considerations.
“In March 2025, China exported $1.45B to Israel, marking a 53.1% increase from March 2024, when trade amounted to $ 945 M. Over the past 5 years, trade has grown at an annualized rate of 15.2%.” [ii]
Thus, we do not trust the hypocritical imperialists to act against Israel but only the struggle of the workers and the masses. The talks are about the two states, one an imperialist apartheid on more than 80% of Palestine, and the other one on less than 20% of Palestine under the traitor PA, which will be a Bantustan is a covered support for Israel.
For one democratic secular state for the Israeli Jews and all the Palestinians, including the refugees!
A state governed by a workers’ government supported by the Fallahin.
Endnotes:
[i] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-trump-isolation.html
[ii] https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/chn/partner/isr