It really is kind of stunning that most Arab governments are more supportive of the Israeli’s war on Hamas than the American government is, but this is the result of the failure of the peace talks. The Obama administration is pissed off, but the Arab governments seem perfectly content to see Hamas decimated.
For those who see America as complicit in this war, they should at least see the distinction between how this war is playing our compared to prior confrontations. America’s position is that Israel should stop the violence, but that position isn’t really shared by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or the United Arab Emirates. They’d like to see Israel crush Hamas.
Given that Israel has this unprecedented amount of regional support for their war, they really should do a better job of avoiding atrocities against United Nations schools, for example. They’re making it very difficult for even the people who approve of their actions to support their behavior.
And when this is all over and Hamas is defeated, assuming that is even accomplished, then Israel will immediately lose its erstwhile allies if they don’t reopen the peace talks and get real about ending the occupation.
