American Diplomacy: Between Reality and Deception

Aaron Miller was one of the members of the U.S. task force in the peace process to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, despite the stereotype, drawn by American Jews like Dennis Ross and others, that he loves [the Palestinians]. According to my personal impressions of the man, I believe that he was serious about his quest to open closed doors whenever the negotiations stalled; and whenever the application’s outcomes faced obstacles of any kind, he oversaw the seeds of the peace initiative, which I was hoping would grow in the depths of the young people’s culture of understanding, dialogue and tolerance.

In his latest political opinion, Miller spoke about the Quartet. I was in the Middle East, and I wrote something directly about it, adding to what we know — that it is more dangerous and deeper. Miller’s interpretation of the Quartet caught my attention. It was an interpretation that would deepen the impression that the Bush administration adopted in order to circumvent the Israeli-Palestinian peace process to achieve gains in another place (Iraq). It succeeded in luring Russia into the game; perhaps it succeeded in misleading Europe. Both the European and Russian parties have become partners in the Middle East, which Russia has sought to infiltrate since the ancient times, by deception; the possibility of illumination is no longer feasible. As for Europe, the Middle East’s closest neighbor, they are — and have been for a long time — tired of their economic role as Washington’s financier for political and peace proposals without a concrete outcome to remember. This Quartet was an idea and a framework, a step to the rhythm of magic in terms of achieving the dream of participation. But, in practical terms, it was actually a fraud in order to buy the silence of the rest of the parties. Washington placed more importance on its second military campaign to occupy Iraq.

In politics, in terms of larger countries, speaking about many things like this is not said to be immoral. Morality in politics is the justification for morals in their behavior! This has become evident even in the consciousness of ordinary people, not scientists! Rather, the question that arises: What has produced this kind of politics? And to where has the Middle East been brought, and what is its address in the course of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process in the face of the new flood called the Arab Spring?

The Democratic administration has inherited the Republicans their phrases as well as their agenda. It inherited the Quartet after the Middle East grew accustomed to being a single international mechanism used to fill the vacuum of space or management without making any effort to provide any possible solutions. Even the “road map,” which was laid out in the midst of serious work, demonstrates that the Americans have completely forgotten. It was first forgotten when the leaders adopted the Quartet, which was a shortcut welcomed by the Palestinians, though the Israelis regretfully did not respond.

In the midst of all the fraud, President George W. Bush went to the thriving International Conference in Annapolis and sold an old commodity in new packaging called “working diligently to save the peace process.” When it wasn’t rescued, he said, “I’m sorry, I do not have any more time to achieve my results.” That was in the final weeks of eight years of sitting on the throne of the world, including the Middle East.

When the American formula is revealed in its Middle Eastern work, it seems that it will circumvent the more likely solution. Will the Democrats change its predecessor’s scenario of “deception” if Obama is elected for a second term? Or will he jump over the pit to another place, leaving peace in the Middle East behind him indefinitely? Or will the scenario be the same if the Republicans win? Mr. Miller presented his American conclusion as an expert who knows the elements of the decision-making process in Washington and the preparations for the parties on the importance of peace in the Middle East, both positively and negatively. I have concluded with what we know but don’t recognize.

The U.S. administration does not have a policy toward peace in the Middle East. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans will dare to put pressure on Israel in order to stop a settlement. America has entered a phase where nobody assesses its weight!

If any non-American person were to reach this conclusion, then they are regarded with doubt and skepticism by all sides. But when Aaron Miller says he is one of the key players in the American arena on behalf of the Middle East, his words will be painfully credible.