BRUSSELS, August 12. /TASS/. US allies are increasingly losing confidence in Washington’s ability to achieve peace in the Middle East after Israel rejected a peace plan for the Gaza Strip, Politico reported.
According to the media outlet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to accept the Gaza plan also undermines confidence in the US-led Board of Peace. It appears that the US either doesn’t have - or isn’t willing to exercise - the leverage needed to deliver on Gaza, a number of diplomats told Politico, expressing concern that this could affect the entire region.
"Netanyahu’s rejection of the peace plan carries significant implications for long-term regional stability and Israeli security," an Arab diplomat pointed out, adding: "President Trump is the only one to have the potential to influence this situation, as he could seek to reassert his political relevance by pressuring Netanyahu to reconsider his position."
A Western diplomat noted that Netanyahu’s refusal "once again shows that appeasing Israel only leads to more maximalist demands." "I don’t think it kills the [Board of Peace] but what it does do is once again show that Israel remains one of the obstacles to a viable two-state solution," he said.
