Israel maneuvers in the West Bank as a tool election

With the approach of the Israeli elections, the incumbent government puts in place a strategy to collect the votes of those who support the policy of expansion in the territories and those who are opposed to the two-state solution. After the bloody repression summer performed in the Gaza Strip is now up to the West Bank, through military maneuvers involving 13,000 military reserve. The area of ​​intervention is that occupied by Tel Aviv after the 1967 war and exercise concerns simulation of a Palestinian uprising. The military maneuvers take place in a political moment inopportune for the ongoing issue between Israelis and Palestinians, where the first suspended transfers of funds they collect from taxation, destined to the Palestinian Authority, for the reason that it has adhered to international bodies like the International Criminal Court. The measure appears to be part of a double bill that seeks to eliminate the legitimacy of the Palestinian demands to preserve the current situation of the territories and use it as a weapon of political propaganda in the election imminent. We understand how the Netanyahu strategy leverages the most extreme feelings of Israeli nationalism and fear of a violent drift that could tie the Palestinians even the Islamic state. The showdown of military maneuvers is part of this program, and also wants to show the absolute efficiency and preparedness in the event of violent developments on the part of the Palestinians. Once again, then, the Israeli government rejects the idea of ​​dialogue confirming the assumptions of those who do not believe in the possibility of a negotiated solution. This is reinforced by the agreement with the US Congress, a Republican majority, and in sharp contrast to the White House. This particular however, could become a factor contrary to the intentions of Netanyahu: Israel needs all possible support from the USA and one of the only Congress is not enough, even in anticipation of the election, which in two years will appoint the new US president and where the Republican Party has not the underdogs. This is not to be underestimated elements for consultation Israel, where the opposition has a program diametrically opposed, being positive about the two-state solution and is strongly opposed to the country to become a state denominational. The chances of the opposition to win the election is playing on persuasive skills to convince the electorate to implement progressive and secular reasons of convenience for the country to close the Palestinian issue, finally leaving Palestine to become a sovereign state. This argument seems to be central in the election, however, the Israeli state suffers a situation of economic crisis, which could worsen if the next government would continue the policy of indiscriminate settlements in the colonies, whose products have already been subjected to economic sanctions on the part of ' European Union. The Western perception that the problem between Israelis and Palestinians is a cause of the presence of Islamic fundamentalism on the international scene, could represent an economic cost to Tel Aviv, well beyond the current international reputation, already perceived as not indifferent. Israel appears increasingly isolated and initiatives such as the present, exercise in the West Bank, are set to increase further the distance with Western countries, whose parliaments are increasingly engaged in pronouncements in favor of a Palestinian state.