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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/can-the-palestinians-adjust-to-changing-times/
Can the Palestinians Adjust to Changing Times?
(Israel Hayom) Jonathan S. Tobin - In the real world outside the fantasy land of UN resolutions, the Palestinians find themselves more isolated than ever. The Arab states, which once sacrificed their national interests, as well as much blood and treasure in the name of the Palestinian cause, have largely abandoned them. After spending the last decades confident in the belief that sooner or later the international community would deliver an isolated Israel to them on a silver platter, it turns out that it is the Palestinians who are the ones without meaningful allies. The refusal of the Arab League to intervene against the Abraham Accords demolished the assumption that the Arab world would always back the Palestinians' refusal to make peace. While the Palestinian leadership remains stuck in a mindset that thinks of Israel as an illegitimate state that will eventually be erased from the map, other Arabs and Muslims recognize that isn't going to happen and aren't going to go on sacrificing their own interests for the Palestinians. Though the states normalizing relations are still paying lip service to the Palestinian cause, the idea that they are eager for the creation of a Palestinian state may also be a myth. The last thing Arab governments want is to have another unstable, weak state that would be vulnerable to Islamist extremists. Such a development would be as much of a threat to them as it would be to Israel.