美国、1967 年边界线和阿以冲突的未来

THE UNITED STATES,THE 1967LINES,AND THE FUTURE OF THEARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICTGALEN JACKSONMAY 26,2020COMMENTARYAfter holding three elections in less than a year,Israelis appear to be finally getting a break from having to go to thepolls.On April 20,Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud Party agreed to form a unity government with theleader of the opposition Blue and White Party,Benny Gantz.As part of the deal that the two sides negotiated,Netanyahu will be allowed to let the Knesset Israels parliament hold a vote on whether Israel should unilaterallyannex roughly 30 percent of the West Bank,hitherto considered the main area of land that would comprise a futurePalestinian state,possibly as early as July.There is good reason to believe that President Donald Trump would support an Israeli decision for annexation.AlthoughSecretary of State Mike Pompeos recent visit to Jerusalem prompted speculation that Washington might have qualmsabout such a move,Trump has repeatedly signaled that he backs Israels territorial aspirations.The administration,forexample,has already recognized Israels authority over the Golan Heights and kept the presidents campaign promise