{"id":2696366,"date":"2026-11-03T00:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-of-the-same-in-israel\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T00:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:48:05","slug":"more-of-the-same-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-of-the-same-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"More of the Same in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-of-the-same-in-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2696366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Successive Israeli governments, the writer says, have publicly reassured a trusting washington while quietly encouraging more settlements in the occupied West Bank-like Penelope\u2019s daylight weaving and nighttime unravelling.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas\u2019s violent attack, intended to thrust the Palestinian cause back into the spotlight, spectacularly misfired. The U.S.views Gaza largely through an Israeli viewpoint-more so since Trump\u2019s return-and Israel\u2019s retaliatory campaign has been unusually brutal,with the author citing roughly 80,000 Palestinian deaths in response to about 1,200 Israeli fatalities on October 7,2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump management\u2019s team of business-oriented advisors offers little hope for Palestinians, and U.S. domestic politics have long stigmatized sympathy for Palestinians as antisemitic. That has allowed israel to keep expanding into the West Bank and border areas with Lebanon. Recent Israeli elections will likely change nothing; the only realistic pressure that could force policy change would be strong sanctions, but the author views that as improbable.<\/p>\n<p>Having visited refugee camps and palestinian communities, the author testifies that brutality and illegal seizure of Palestinian property are central to Israeli policy. Even the New York Times has recently urged a tougher U.S. stance.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Netanyahu where removed, his main rival shares many of his positions, and some Israeli politicians advocate abolishing the Palestinian Authority entirely. The Trump administration is unlikely to try to stop expansionist moves.<\/p>\n<p>A former biden adviser suggested the U.S. should make Israel choose between its valuable relationship with America and policies that alienate societies. The author finds that idea implausible, given powerful pro-Israel lobby groups like AIPAC, though he acknowledges that U.S. pressure could force reconciliation with the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Realistically, the author believes Israel will not lift the gaza blockade, halt settlement growth in the West Bank, or stop settler violence. At best, Israel may adopt a more polished public-relations strategy to soften American criticism.<\/p>\n<p>The author argues the only way to compel a real change would be hard measures: sanctions, cutting U.S. aid, and demanding removal of West Bank settlements. He doubts any American politician could survive pushing such a policy because pro-Israel lobbyists and donors are deeply entrenched in Washington. Israeli hardliners, he says, have turned the country into an occupying power, and Palestinians have paid the price. He urges the U.S. government to hold Israel accountable for alleged war crimes and expansionist policies.<\/p>\n<p>The author won\u2019t hold his breath for such a shift but hopes that America\u2019s moral blindness toward Israel might one day end.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-blog-post__content s-wysiwyg s-wysiwyg--blog\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\" id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"cb0d9922301244fcc1aeafd0610a8e90a36a320754121ee126557a7416405662\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" >Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Like Penelope weaving Laertes\u2019 shroud by day and unraveling her work by night, successive Israeli governments have paid lip service to the concerns of a gullible Washington while encouraging more and more Israelis to settle in the occupied West Bank.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamas\u2019s brutal gambit, which aimed to put the Palestinian cause back on the front pages, spectacularly backfired. Washington has always seen Gaza through Israeli, not Palestinian eyes, and even more so since Trump returned to power. The years-long brutality and ruthlessness of Israeli occupiers is unprecedented. As is the killing of close to 80,000 Palestinians in retaliation for the 1,200 Israelis killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Donald\u2019s collection of real estate tycoons dealing with the Palestinian problem does not exactly encourage optimism for the disenfranchised. Back home, the neocons have for a long time managed to paint anyone sympathetic to the Palestinian cause as virulently anti-Semitic. This has served Israel well, as it continues to expand into the West Bank and now Lebanese border villages. The recent Israeli elections will change absolutely nothing. The only way to force Israel to revise its policies of expansion and expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland is the application of sanctions. And severe sanctions to boot\u2014a mid-autumn night\u2019s dream, I\u2019m afraid. <\/p>\n<p>                         <!-- \/22404337467,3946880\/theamericanconservative-Leaderboard-Top -->                         <\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1742316429780-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 50px; max-width: 100%; '>                         <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As someone who has visited the refugee camps and witnessed Israeli conduct towards Palestinians in the latter\u2019s towns and villages, I can testify without prejudice that brutality and the illegal expropriation of Palestinian homes and farms form the basis of Israeli government policy\u2014no ifs or buts about it.\u00a0To its credit, the <em>New York Times<\/em> recently published an article asking for a tough approach to Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ejected from power\u2014still far from certain\u2014his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, agrees more than he disagrees with Bibi\u2019s approach toward the Palestinians. Some Israeli lawmakers are calling for dismantling the Palestinian Authority altogether. In the meantime, the Trump administration will do nothing to halt the country\u2019s expansionist moves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than offering Israel the benefit of the doubt, a former Biden advisor recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/23\/opinion\/israel-netanyahu-democrats-us.html\">wrote<\/a> in the <em>Times<\/em>, we should \u201cmake it choose between the abundant and irreplaceable benefits of the U.S. relationship and the indefensible policies that are driving a wedge between our societies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I read that, I had to laugh. In this country we have AIPAC, the lobby group that will besmirch one as an antisemite if he so much as declares Tel Aviv to be too hot during the summer months, so taking a tough approach to Israel is not particularly realistic. And yet Uncle Sam would be doing Israel a favor if he forced a rapprochement with the Palestinians. Perhaps it\u2019s wishful thinking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the wise men say, it ain\u2019t gonna happen. The Israelis will not end the blockade of Gaza, nor will they meaningfully rein in the settlement of the West Bank. And no Israeli government will be able to end the scourge of settler violence against Palestinians. At best, we\u2019ll get a new PR approach to the American public\u2019s disapproval of the violence against unarmed Palestinians. I.e., less of the tough talk favored by Netanyahu, and more of a diplomatic approach aimed at softening Americans to Israel\u2019s \u201cplight.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"c-subscribe-email\" >\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__wrap\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__head\">\n<h4 class=\"c-subscribe-email__heading\">Subscribe Today<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"c-subscribe-email__subheading\">Get daily emails in your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__form-wrap\">      <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->      <\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/theamericanconservative.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8&#038;id=f7b67cac40\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__fields\">              <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"u-screenreader-text\">Email Address:<\/label>              <input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__field\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" \/>              <input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__submit o-button o-button--red-500 o-button--solid\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>            <\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"u-screenreader-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">              <input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8_f7b67cac40\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!--End mc_embed_signup-->          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this writer thinks is that the only thing that Israelis understand is hard action and a fundamental reset. Sanctions, a total cut-off of the billions we give the country each year, and a demand for all settlements to be removed from the West Bank: This is the only way to convince Israel that the game is up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is there an American politician who can survive such a policy? All I know is that this is the right time, as Americans are finally coming around to what Israel has been up to these last 50 years. Any policy change even slightly approaching the above will have the usual suspects howling. Pro-Israel lobbyists and donors are embedded in Washington like monuments of past greats. Israeli hardliners have turned a once-promising nation into a brutal, occupying force. Innocent Palestinians have footed the bill for Israel\u2019s birth and expansion, and continue to do so. It is up to an American president and the American Congress to reverse a great injustice by holding Israel responsible for its war crimes against Palestinians and its expansionist policies in the West Bank. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This writer will not be holding his breath for a sudden change of policy here, but will be praying that perhaps America\u2019s moral blindness towards Israel might one day change.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the years, Israeli governments have paid lip service to Washington while pushing more settlers into the occupied West Bank. Hamas hoped to revive the Palestinian cause, but the move backfired; Washington has long seen Gaza through an Israeli lens, a view sharpened under Trump. The occupation\u2019s brutality and the expropriation of Palestinian homes and farms appear to be central to policy, with casualties in Gaza running far higher than Israeli losses from Oct 7, 2023. The U.S. political class, shaped by neocons and pro-Israel lobbies, has often labeled pro-Palestinian sentiment as anti-Semitic, aiding Israel\u2019s West Bank expansion and its border towns with Lebanon. Israel\u2019s recent elections are unlikely to change that trajectory. The only effective lever, the author argues, would be severe sanctions-cutting large levels of aid and demanding the removal of settlements-even though such measures would be politically perilous.<\/p>\n<p>The author, who has seen refugee camps and Israeli treatment of Palestinians firsthand, says brutality and illegal expropriation underpin policy. The New York Times has, to its credit, urged a tougher approach, but even if Netanyahu is ousted, rivals tend to align with his approach toward Palestinians. Some Israeli lawmakers even propose dismantling the Palestinian Authority. Meanwhile, the Trump era suggests the administration won\u2019t halt expansion; a former Biden adviser urged forcing Israel to choose between the benefits of the U.S. partnership and indefensible policies.<\/p>\n<p>The writer notes that in the United States, AIPAC and related forces make a hard reversal unlikely; still, a genuine shift would require pushing Israel toward reconciliation with the Palestinians. At best, we might see a rebranding of U.S. public messaging rather than real change. The central claim is that only a drastic U.S. policy shift-sanctions and a demand to end settlements-could compel Israel to change course. Whether any American politician can survive such a policy is uncertain, but the author hopes for a moral awakening in the United States to the injustice of the occupation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4471,"featured_media":2696367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2227053132-scaled.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[7428,76835,4671,73799,5894],"class_list":["post-2696366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-analysis","tag-current-events-2","tag-israel","tag-middle-east-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2227053132-scaled.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4471"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2696366"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2696370,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696366\/revisions\/2696370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2696367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2696366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2696366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2696366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}