This archive report was first published on 17 August 2019.
Published on August 17, 2019, a critical moment in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
US President Donald Trump's actions have sparked a heated debate about Israel's future. His decision to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has been seen as a greenlight for Israel's annexation of the West Bank. This move has significant implications for the country's democratic character and its future as a Jewish state.
As The Jerusalem Post reported, Senator Elizabeth Warren has expressed her opposition to Israel's continued occupation of the West Bank. Warren's stance reflects the growing concern among many Democrats about Israel's treatment of Palestinians.
Trump's equating of the Democratic Party with hatred for Israel is a misleading narrative. In reality, many Democrats, including Warren and Bernie Sanders, are critical of Israel's occupation and its impact on Palestinian rights.
Netanyahu's government is facing indictment on three counts of corruption, and his top priority is getting re-elected to avoid prosecution. If he succeeds, he plans to pass a law banning his own indictment and then get the Knesset to make the Supreme Court subservient to his Parliament.
Israel's future as a Jewish democracy is at stake. If Netanyahu remains prime minister, Israel will be on its way to becoming either a binational state of Arabs and Jews or a state that systematically deprives a large and growing segment of its population of the democratic right to vote.
